Allow face-to-face classes in low risk areas, govt asked

A federation of private schools appealed to the national government to allow face-to-face classes in areas with low or no recorded coronavirus cases so that its institutions can survive the pandemic.

The Federation of Associations of Private School Administrators (Fapsa) said face-to-face classes should be allowed in areas where general community quarantine (GCQ) and modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) are declared as long as these private schools strictly adhere to the protocols set by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), the Department of Health (DoH) and the Department of Education (DepEd).