The Department of Education (DepEd) in northern Mindanao will start to account pupils and teachers once classes normalize, particularly in areas devastated by tropical typhoon Sendong, here and in Iligan City.
Luz Almeda, DepEd regional director for northern Mindanao said that after they have transferred the flood victims, who were evacuated in school buildings, to another evacuation centers, they will start to evaluate the situation and know the whereabouts of their students as there are initial reports that a number of them are missing or have died due to the flood.
“And the best way to conduct and evaluation is when the students start to attend classes and teachers report for work. We will mobilize all educators for this effort.” Almeda said.
DepEd, said that out of the more than 80,000 students attending public schools in the region, about 35,000 of them were affected by the flood. An statistical data would determine the casualties, the missing, the displaced, and orphaned, in the case of the school children.
For instance, at the City Central School in this city an initial, validated report as of Jan.6, showed that 1,563 pupils were displaced by the flood where 15 are still missing;14 were casualties; and two students were orphaned.
Almeda said that once the students and teachers start coming to school DepEd’s concentration would be on the healing processes for those affected, especially for the young learners.
“What is primordial is that the learners who return to school feel welcome and will be accessible to professional help, such as the conduct of psycho-social debriefing activities.” Almeda said.
She said that cleaning of the classrooms, that were used as evacuation quarters, will be of second priority and that no student should be required to assist in the cleaning to reduce the risk of ailments that might arise.
DepEd, said that for school buildings that were destroyed, a temporary learning site will be set-up in safe and secured locations accessible to the children.
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