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1. Guidelines on the Cancellation or Suspension of Classes and Work in Schools in the Event of Natural Disasters, Power Outages/Power Interruptions, and Other Calamities JIMDANDY S. LUCINE Project Development Officer II School Governance and Operations Division DepEd - Division of Malaybalay City

2. SCOPE

3. Learner s T eachers Non- teaching Private Schools, CLCs, SUCs/LUCs Public

4. What's in the DO?

5. suspension of classes and work in schools... interventions needed to address the impacts of disasters, and the roles and responsibilities of all concerned

6. GUIDELINES

7. TYPHOON

8. in- person, online classes and work from ALL LEVELS (including Alternative Learning System or ALS) are A U T OM A TIC A L L Y CANCELLED If PAGASA issued Tropical Cyclone Wind Signals (TCWS) 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 Note: Only for schools situated in Local Government Units issued with TCWS TYPHOON

9. the school shall immediately suspend the classes and work and send everyone home, if it is safe to do so If the TCWS is issued at a time when classes have already begun Note: Only for schools situated in Local Government Units issued with TCWS TYPHOON

10. Local Chief Executives (Governor, Mayor, Punong Barangay) shall decide on the cancellation or suspension of classes If there are strong winds in an area or all areas of the LGU but not issued a TCWS TYPHOON

11. HEAVY RAINFALL

12. Note: Only for schools situated in Local Government Units issued with Heavy Rainfall Warning in- person, online classes, and work from ALL LEVELS are automatically cancelled in schools If LGU is issued with Orange and Red Rainfall Warning by the PAGASA HEAVY RAINFALL

13. Note: Only for schools situated in Local Government Units issued with Heavy Rainfall Warning school shall immediately suspend the classes and work and send everyone home, if it is safe to do so If the orange or red rainfall warning is issued at a time when classes have already begun HEAVY RAINFALL

14. Note: Only for schools situated in Local Government Units issued with Heavy Rainfall Warning Local Chief Executives shall decide on the cancellation or suspension of classes If LGU is issued a Yellow Rainfall Warning by PAGASA or if there are torrential rains but is not issued an alert by PAGASA HEAVY RAINFALL

15. FLOOD

16. Note: Only for schools situated in Local Government Units issued with Flood Warning in- person, online classes, and work from ALL LEVELS (including ALS) are automatically cancelled in schools If specific areas of LGU are issued with a Flood Warning by the PAGASA FLOOD

17. Note: Only for schools situated in Local Government Units issued with Flood Warning the school shall immediately suspend the classes and work and send everyone home, if it is safe to do so If the Flood Warning is issued at a time when classes have already begun FLOOD

18. Note: Only for schools situated in Local Government Units issued with Flood Warning Local Chief Executives shall decide on the cancellation or suspension of classes If there is flooding in specific or all areas of the LGU but is not issued a Flood Warning by PAGASA FLOOD

19. EARTHQUAKE

20. in- person, online classes, and work from ALL LEVELS (including ALS) are automatically cancelled in schools If PHIVOLCS declares an earthquake with PEIS V or above Note: Only for schools situated in Local Government Units issued with PEIS V or above PEIS - PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale EARTHQUAKE

21. Local Chief Executives shall decide on the cancellation or suspension of classes If PEIS is IV and below Note: Only for schools situated in Local Government Units issued with PEIS V or above PEIS - PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale EARTHQUAKE

22. School Principal can cancel classes At any Intensity Scale, if in the School Principal's assessment, buildings and other structures are seen to be in danger of collapsing or is found to have major damage EARTHQUAKE

23. POWER OUTAGES/INTERRUPTIONS/BROWNOUTS

24. Power Outages/Interruptions/Brownouts There will be no automatic cancellation or suspension of classes in the event that there are power outages/power interruptions/brownouts in schools

25. school officials can cancel or suspend classes at their own discretion If power outages/power interruptions/brownouts have resulted to poor learning environment Power Outages/Interruptions/Brownouts

26. Schools are obliged to keep the students and personnel safely in school if traveling has become unsafe.

27. Use of Schools as Evacuation Centers or COVID- 19 Quarantine and/or Isolation Facilities/Vaccination Center

28. Schools shall not be used as quarantine and / or isolation facilities or vaccination centers.

29. Mobile vaccinations of not more than two days that do not disrupt classes or school co- curricular activities may be allowed

30. In cases of other disasters, schools may be used as an immediate evacuation site which should not last for more than fifteen days.

31. Responsibility of Parents or Guardians

32. DepEd still maintains that parents or guardians have the ultimate responsibility for determining whether their children should attend classes in consideration of their physical and/or mental health during disasters and calamities. This applies even if no order for cancellation or suspension of classes has been issued.

33. It shall also be the responsibility of the parents or guardians to ensure that their child is able to catch up with the needed competencies that the learners should master.

34. School Heads of public and private schools nationwide that they have the authority to suspend or cancel in- person classes and instead implement modular distance learning (MDL) modes amid extreme heat during summer months. DepEd Memorandum No. 2023- 077 dated April 20, 2023

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