The Department of Education (DepEd) said that there will be no COVID-19 testing for students who will be joining the pilot run of limited face-to-face classes on Nov. 15.
We really cannot imagine the small children undergoing the swab test. It's very traumatic. I mean even for us, adults, it's difficult. The answer of DOH (Department of Health) is really no,
Education Assistant Secretary Malcolm Garma said in a press briefing on Tuesday, Nov. 9.
They will not be subjected to swab or antigen testing. But we will rely on symptoms. So kapag nagkaroon ng symptoms ang bata, the usual protocol of isolating and contact tracing will be undertaken,
she added.
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Likewise, Education Secretary Leonor Briones also stressed during the briefing that the process of swabbing for samples would be traumatic.
It's not the most pleasant experience. The trauma may be with them for some time,
Briones said.
DepEd said that the pilot run of limited face-to-face classes will only happen in 100 public schools starting Monday, November 15, and in 20 private schools beginning November 22 which were deemed low-risk for COVID-19 by the DOH.
The pilot run of in-person classes will include students from kindergarten (12 students), grades 1 to 3 (16 students), technical vocational livelihood students in senior high school (12 students), and senior high school (20 students) as nominated by the DepEd.
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