By YHASH FLORES

After almost 2 years of blended learning because of the COVID-19 pandemic, E. Rodriguez Jr. High School (ERJHS) went back to face-toface classes, last August 22, 2023. The Department of Education (DepEd) Order 34 of 2022 by Education Secretary Vice President Sara Duterte stated that starting November 2, all public and private schools in the country must transition to five days of in-person classes and after the said date no school shall be allowed to implement purely distance learning or blended learning although exemptions can be given in specific areas.

Furthermore, there are no conditions set by the government requiring vaccination against the deadly virus for the return of the students to the old mode of learning.

“There should be no segregation, no discrimination for the unvaccinated learners because vaccination is not mandatory,” said Duterte on July 14, 2022.

The DepEd order also contains that it will give schools sufficient time to slowly transition to five day inperson classes.

ERJHS adapted to this transition by having few changes this school year.

The academic year started with full face to face but then changed to ‘set a & set b’ set up on September 12.

The schedule of Grade 10 students was then changed to afternoon classes on November 2 because of overcrowding and lack of classrooms, students are now facing flactuating blended schedules due to the ongoing summer season.