THE Department of Education on Friday said that more than 7,000 schools in different parts of the country have suspended in-person classes and shifted to alternative delivery modes due to the threat of extreme hot weather.
The DepEd said total of 7,080 of the 47,678 schools in the country (14.8%) announced suspensions of face-to-face classes.
Most of the affected schools are in Central Luzon with 1,903, followed by Central Visayas with 870 and Western Visayas with 862.
In the National Capital Region, 311 schools suspended face-to-face classes.
In 2022, the DepEd issued Department Order 37, giving school heads the authority and discretion to suspend in-person classes and shift to alternative delivery modes in cases of extreme heat and other calamities that may compromise the health and safety of learners, teachers, and non-teaching personnel.
Regional directors and superintendents also have the authority to move class schedules to early morning or in the late afternoon due to the intolerable heat in some schools.
