BASED on DepEd’s announcement on Thursday afternoon, Bagong Silangan Elementary School and Payatas B Annex Elementary School in Barangays Bagong Silangan and Payatas respectively are among the 28 schools in Metro Manila that will resume in-person classes. Each school underwent safety assessment by DepEd and Department of Health.
“Ikinatutuwa ng pamahalaang lungsod na magiging bahagi ng pilot face-to-face classes ang dalawa sa ating mga pampublikong paaralan. Makatitiyak ang mga magulang na magiging ligtas ang kanilang mga anak, maging ang mga guro, sa kanilang pagbabalik-eskwela,” Mayor Joy Belmonte said.
Last month, the Quezon City government started issuing safety seals to schools and institutions located in the city, which confirms their compliance with the minimum health and safety protocols and building regulations set by the national and the local government.
“Ang safety seal ang magiging batayan na nakasunod sa pamantayan ng health and safety protocols ang paaralan kaya’t nakatitiyak ang mga magulang, pati na mga guro, na magiging safe ang kanilang mga anak kapag nagsimula na ang face-to-face classes sa lungsod,” Mayor Joy Belmonte said.
Earlier, Mayor Belmonte and the city’s inspection team composed of the Department of Building Official (DBO), Schools Division Office (SDO), City Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (CESU), and Education Affairs Unit (EAU) visited Payatas B Annex Elementary School, Bagong Silangan Elementary School and St. Luke Medical Center College of Medicine in Barangay Kalusugan.
During the said visit, the inspection team made sure that the schools have water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) facilities, proper ventilation in classrooms, enough classroom space to make sure that physical distancing is strictly implemented. Physical barriers, markers and signages were also put in place to ensure observance of physical distancing.
Inspected schools also have isolation rooms and on-standby ambulance.
