Three grade levels hold classes on the ground floor of Bolibol Barangay Hall, with plywood separating the cohorts of learners. Photo by Shirlyn Prieto.
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Over a week after the start of classes in public school, some 100 students are still holding classes in makeshift classrooms in Oroquieta City, Misamis Occidental, after their parents and teachers declined to use a new two-story, six-classroom school building due to safety concerns.
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Teachers and parents of students from Vicente Enerio Memorial Elementary School (VEMES) in Barangay Bolibol agreed to refrain from using the structure despite assurances from the province’s 1st Engineering District Office that it is safe for occupancy.FEATURED STORIES
They said it has yet to be officially cleared for occupancy, compounded by fears following recent earthquakes.
