MANILA, Philippines — A youth group has questioned the Department of Education (DepEd) whether or not they are ready to ensure the safety of students from the COVID-19 pandemic, as the agency looks to resume face-to-face classes for senior high school departments.
The Samahan ng Progresibong Kabataan (Spark), a staunch critic of the country’s education officials, have insisted that students are not lab rats that DepEd can conduct trial-and-error experiments on.
Spark underscored that a lot of senior high schools do not have adequate facilities necessary for preventing coronavirus transmissions, like handwashing areas and hygienic comfort rooms, clinic rooms, and classrooms themse…
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