Mind rising water levels when suspending classes Philippine Daily Inquirer
October 17, 2009
THE CURRENT policies on class suspension based on storm signals are grossly inadequate. Rainfall measurements and the speed of the rise of the water levels in dams and rivers should be included in the education agencies’ guidelines on the suspension of classes.
The data on rainfall, rivers and floods can be backed by scientific monitoring and reporting from concerned entities like Pagasa and those that operate the dams and flood control systems.
The class suspension policies should also have provisions pertaining to classes that are scheduled on Saturdays and Sundays. Colleges and universities have classes on weekends for their undergraduate to post-graduate students. High schools and grade schools also often hold make-up classes and co-curricular activities on Saturdays. National Service Training Program (NSTP) sessions are usually done on Sundays and sometimes Saturdays.
The Professional Regulation Commission and its instrumentalities should also have rules on the suspension and postponement of licensure examinations, which are most often held on weekends.
Finally, perhaps all agencies in the education sector can have a new and joint set of guidelines on class suspension.
