CCTV, detectors greet students at Tacloban school as classes resume

SAFER ENVIRONMENT Personnel complete final security and renovation work at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City ahead of the resumption of in-person classes today. —Photo courtesy of Tacloban City iInformation Office

TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — Sixteen additional closed-circuit television cameras, two walk-through metal detectors, increased police presence and tighter campus security are now in place at San Jose National High School as in-person classes resume on Monday, two weeks after a campus shooting that left three students dead and 20 others injured.

The Schools Division of Tacloban City said the enhanced security measures, along with continuing psychosocial support for students and personnel, are part of efforts to ensure a safe return to classes following the June 22 tragedy.

“The resumption of classes signifies not that we have forgotten what happened, but that we are courageously taking the first steps toward restoring normalcy while honoring the memory of those we lost,” Schools Division information officer Nilo Eder said in a statement on Sunday.

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