Extreme heat, transport strike prompts DepEd to order asynchronous classes on April 29-30

A man douses his daughter with water to relieve her from the heat as hot temperatures continue in Manila, Philippines on Friday, April 26, 2024. Parts of the country continue to experience extremely hot weather due to the El Nino phenomenon with the highest heat index reaching 48 celsius degrees in a northern province.

ALL public schools nationwide will implement asynchronous classes on April 29 and 30, 2024 due to excessive heat and the nationwide transport strike, the Department of Education announced on Sunday. “Likewise, teaching and non-teaching personnel in all public schools shall not be required to report to their respective stations,” DepEd said in its advisory.

However, DepEd said, activities organized by Regional and Schools Division Offices, such as Regional Athletic Association Meets and other division or school level programs, to be conducted on the aforementioned dates “may push through as scheduled, provided that measures for the safety of all participants have been carefully considered.”

DepEd said private schools ” shall not be covered by this advisory but shall have the option to implement the same.”Stock market today : Alphabet and Microsoft help Wall Street clinch its best week in nearly 6 months

Education Education Latest News, Education Education Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

DepEd suspends in-person classes on April 29-30 due to extreme heatThe Department of Education adds all teaching and non-teaching staff are not required to report physically to their stations
Source: rapplerdotcom - 🏆 4. / 86 Read more »

DepEd: School heads authorized to suspend in-person classes amid extreme heatThe DepEd says it's best that school heads decide on in-person class suspension 'to ensure the welfare of learners and personnel'
Source: rapplerdotcom - 🏆 4. / 86 Read more »

DepEd orders distance learning on April 15, 16The Department of Education has ordered the implementation of distance learning or asynchronous classes for all 47,678 public schools nationwide on April 15 and 16.
Source: PhilstarNews - 🏆 1. / 94 Read more »

DepEd: All public schools to implement distance learning on April 15-16All public schools nationwide will implement asynchronous classes or distance learning from April 15 to 16, the Department of Education (DepEd) announced Friday.
Source: gmanews - 🏆 11. / 68 Read more »