Duterte signs law allowing adjustment of school opening beyond August
Duterte signed into law on July 17, the Republic Act (RA) 11480 allowing the president to adjust the opening of classes beyond August or any date during state of calamity or emergency.
With this new law, the President, upon the recommendation of the DepEd Secretary, may set a different date for the start of the school year during a during state of calamity or emergency in the entire country or in select areas.
RA 11480 amended Republic Act 7797, which set the opening of classes as early as the first Monday of June but not later than the last day of August.
The law covers all basic education schools, including foreign or international schools in the Philippines.
READ: DEPED SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR SY 2020-2021
This law also allows the conduct of Saturday classes for elementary and secondary levels.
The Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Briones in an interview with ABS-CBN said that the upcoming school year would push through with the scheduled opening of classes despite the new law.
0 Comments