MANILA, Nov. 16 (PNA) — Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Armin Luistro has directed public elementary and high school officials to accept “emergency transferees” from areas affected by supertyphoon “Yolanda.”
“This directive is necessary because we want students from affected areas who have immediately relocated to Cebu, Metro Manila, or other nearby places to be able to continue their education with minimal disruption,” Luistro explained.
“Normally, transferees would have to present their school records, but in this case, I have directed public schools to accept them immediately. We can sort out their records later, when operations in Eastern Visayas and other affected areas have normalized,” the DepEd chief said.
The DepEd Order, which will be released on Monday, also encourages private schools to give special consideration to transferees in similar situations.
Names of such transferees shall be submitted by schools division superintendents to DepEd Central Office for tracking. (PNA)
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