MANILA, Philippines — The National Union of Students of the Philippines (NUSP) accused the Department of Education (DepEd) of trying to avoid accountability for the challenges posed by distance and blended learning on the mental health of students and teachers. “However, DepEd neither expounded nor expressed any measures and plans to help ease the burden of online and modular learning. This is not the first time that students slammed DepEd over suicide incidents allegedly linked to online classes. But the students’ groups lamented that not all students had gadgets and an internet connection to cope with school requirements. RELATED STORIESCOVID-19 will have a long-tail effect on mental health, experts predictMental health of students, teachers a ‘big challenge’ amid pandemic – DepEd chief[atm]Read Next

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 22, 2020 01:41 UTC