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DepEd drops plan to shorten vacation to 2 weeks

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Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA — A Department of Education official said Wednesday he is withdrawing a proposal to shorten the summer break to 2 weeks after drawing fierce criticism online.</p><p>“It was among the many options we were considering but noting the objections from our stakeholders, we will no longer propose a two-week break,” Education Undersecretary Diosdado San Antonio told reporters in a Viber message.</p><p>Last month, San Antonio, in a TV news report, said the department was considering extending the school year and shortening the 2-month summer break into 2 weeks.</p><p>The statement outraged social media users, and was met with criticism by teachers and youth groups.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/18/21/groups-reject-deped-execs-proposal-to-extend-school-year">Groups reject DepEd exec’s proposal to extend school year</a></li></ul><p>On Tuesday, the DepEd adjusted the current school calendar to address learning gaps among students, moving the last day of classes to July 10 from June 11.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/02/21/deped-moves-last-day-of-classes-to-july-10">DepEd moves last day of classes to July 10</a></li></ul><p>But officials could not say if changes in the school calendar would shorten the summer break.</p><p>“The opening of classes in the next school year is still under deliberation,” said Education Undersecretary Nepomuceno Malaluan, asked whether School Year 2021 to 2022 would start in September.</p><p>The DepEd moved the start of School Year 2020 to 2021 from June to October so schools could prepare for distance learning, which was implemented after in-person classes were banned due to COVID-19.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NXYgjyCuJ6c?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>An official from the Department of Education said Wednesday he would no longer propose a two-week summer break between the current and next school year after drawing fierce criticism online.</p>

An official from the Department of Education said Wednesday he would no longer propose a two-week summer break between the current and next school year after drawing fierce criticism online.

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DepEd drops plan to shorten vacation to 2 weeks

Jaehwa Bernardo,

ABS-CBN News

Published Mar 03, 2021 09:30 AM PHT

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Updated Mar 03, 2021 09:53 AM PHT

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