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MANILA -- The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday issued a 90-day preventive suspension against a “high ranking official” of a public school in Caloocan City for allegedly requiring students to pay P60 for work sheets and booklets needed for their learning recovery classes.  DepEd spokesperson Undersecretary Michael Poa said this followed the department’s receipt of various complaints from parents on expenses for the &quot;Catch-up Fridays&quot;.Poa refused to name the said school and the individual subject of the preventive suspension as the administrative process is still ongoing.“So noong nalaman kaagad natin iyan, we already coordinated with the regional director concerned. Dito po kasi sa NCR nanggaling iyong complaint at pinaimbestigahan natin agad,” Poa told ABS-CBN News.“Base doon sa preliminary findings karapat dapat na mag-isyu tayo ng formal charge laban doon sa official concerned and involved dito sa pagbebenta ng booklets sa ating mga mag-aaral and we already issued a formal charge,” he added.  Poa said the school official was allegedly telling students that it was DepEd that ordered that the educational materials be purchased.  “Wala pong order ang DepEd. In fact hindi po natin pinapayagan na gumastos pa ang ating mga learners  para ating Catch-up Friday or sa kahit anong school activities.  So wala po tayong ganitong order na bumili sila at ayaw natin na maloko iyong ating mga learners dahil dito,” Poa said.“Gusto natin makita ang extent na nangyari dito kung bakit may ganitong bentahan kasi lumalabas minsan pati iyong mga students, kapwa students ay napapagutusan na sila ang magbenta,” he added.While the said official already admitted to violating the “no collection policy”, the person will still be given three days to formally answer the charges.  “So hindi po ibig sabihin na guilty na po agad or liable agad iyong ating school official. Kinakailangan lang po na mag-isyu ng preventive suspension para siguraduhin na hindi po maantala ang ating imbestigasyon  dahil sa presensya o presence ng school official sa school na iyon,” he explained.  The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), on the other hand, believes that some school personnel may have resorted to selling educational materials to compensate for their out-of-pocket expenses in implementing the learning recovery program.  “While totoo na ito ay bawal baka naman po out of frustration or out of love doon sa kanilang ginagawa  ay mga teacher natin ay nagproduce ng mga materyal  at eventually pinabayaran. Iyon po ang bawal ano,” TDC’s chairperson Benjo Basas said.  The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) also laments that teachers are given the burden of financing the needs of the classes.“The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) underscores that while we uphold the no collection policy in schools, it is unjust for teachers to bear the financial burden of DepEd&#x27;s program,” its statement read.  <div>ONLINE SELLING</div>Meanwhile, the TDC has asked the DepEd to look into the online selling of educational materials, mostly lesson plans or guides for &quot;Catch-up Fridays&quot;.Packaged materials are being sold up to P199, according to some pages shown by TDC to ABS-CBN News.  Basas believes some DepEd personnel may be behind this.  “Tantiya ko alam kasi nila, alam nila  iyong system, mukhang familiar sila dito sa DepEd po, at maaring DepEd personnel po itong mga ito,” Basas said.  Poa said he has yet to see these pages.  “We will look at all these things and also if isasama namin siya sa investigation namin kung kailangan naman,” he added.

The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday issued a 90-day preventive suspension against a “high ranking official” of a public school in Caloocan City for allegedly requiring students to pay P60 for work sheets and booklets needed for their learning recovery classes.

The Department of Education (DepEd) on Tuesday issued a 90-day preventive suspension against a “high ranking official” of a public school in Caloocan City for allegedly requiring students to pay P60 for work sheets and booklets needed for their learning recovery classes.

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Caloocan school official suspended for 'requiring' students to buy, sell worksheets

Joyce Balancio,

ABS-CBN News

Published Mar 06, 2024 12:16 AM PHT

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