Teachers’ groups: Cavite pupil’s death exposes gaps in school system

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MANILA, Philippines — The Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC) and the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) said the death of a Grade 4 pupil in Cavite underscores long-standing systemic problems in the country’s public education system.

Earlier, initial medical findings cited by the Department of Education (DepEd) showed that a Grade 4 pupil from Trece Martires City, Cavite died after an infection developed into septic shock.

The student was hospitalized on July 3 following a school “routine deworming activity” on July 2.

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