Schools in the town of Hinigaran and Hinobaan that incurred structural damage due to Typhoon Odette in December will not be included in the list of additional schools recommended for the expanded face to face (F2F) learning program of the Department of Education under the Negros Occidental Schools Division.
Provincial Schools Division spokesperson, Ian Arnaez, said that most of the schools inspected qualified and are ready for in-person classes, once the alert level status of Negros Occidental will be downgraded, from AL3 to AL2, or lower.
But there are some schools, particularly in the hard-hit areas of southern Negros that will not be included in the recommendation to be endorsed to the DepEd Regional Office 6 of the next batch of schools qualified to resume classes, he added.
The evaluation team finished their inspection last week after concerned local government units approved the gradual in-person classes in schools located in barangays that have zero fresh COVID cases in 14 days.
The LGU is a partner in the selection of schools for in-person classes, and they will provide security to the students, from the schools to their respective homes, to ensure that the minimum health protocols are strictly observed, as one way to avoid the further spread of the virus.
Arnaez said they only inspected schools from towns that are under the Provincial Schools Division Office. There is a separate list of schools evaluated in the component cities of the province, he added.
The DepEd Regional Office will recommend these schools to the central office for inclusion in the approved list of learning institutions that will be allowed to hold face to face classes if an area is declared under Alert Level 2 or Alert Level 1 by the national Inter-Agency Task Force./MML
