Schools group pushes return to face-to-face classes

The return to face-to-face classes will improve students’ access to education and address the social and mental problems brought about by about a year of Covid-19 restrictions, a leader of an organization of private schools said.

In an interview with The Manila Times, Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associations (Cocopea) Managing Director Joseph Noel Estrada voiced the group’s concern about the long-term effects of the lack of physical school interaction on students.