Batangas City gov’t to students: Stay home during class suspensions

LUCENA CITY — The Batangas City government on Wednesday reminded parents to closely supervise their children and ensure their safety as face-to-face classes remain suspended due to inclement weather, following reports of truancy in public places. 

“The Batangas City government is strongly reminding parents to closely supervise and regularly check on their children whenever the suspension of face-to-face classes is declared to ensure that they remain at home and safe,” the city government Public Information Office (PIO) said in an advisory posted on social media.

The PIO also urged parents and teachers to ensure that students participate in and complete their online learning activities while school activities are suspended.

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“This was among the matters discussed during an update meeting called by Mayor Marvey Mariño on August 19, following a report from the Disaster Monitoring Team that some children had been seen in malls, playing basketball, swimming in rivers in their barangays, fishing along the Calumpang river, and engaging in other outdoor activities,” the PIO said.

Authorities emphasized that the suspension of face-to-face classes is primarily intended to protect students from risks associated with heavy rains and other hazardous weather conditions.

Schools shifted to online or modular distance learning in accordance with their respective policies when schoolwork is disrupted. 

Malacañang ordered the suspension of face-to-face classes at all levels, as well as work in government offices in the National Capital Region and 14 other provinces, including Batangas, on Tuesday and Wednesday, due to the inclement weather associated with the southwest monsoon./coa