DepEd reminds closed private schools to inform regional offices
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Education Secretary Leonor Briones, in DepEd Order No. 39, Series of 2020, issued the special provisions on private school voluntary closures and participation in the government assistance and subsidies programs in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the order, Briones cited the voluntary closure of private schools and the implications of this move on their authority to operate. “A private school that intends to voluntarily suspend operations for SY 2020-2021 shall submit a Notice of Temporary Closure to the DepEd Regional Office supervising its area by December ...