DepEd issues guidelines for F2F graduation, recognition rites

DAVAO City, May 24 (PIA)—An official of the Department of Education XI revealed the issuance Deped-043 Series of 2022 or guidelines by the DepEd-Central Office for the conduct of the end of school year rites like the face-to-face graduation, moving up and recognition ceremonies for its pupils and students.

Jeneilito Atillo, spokesperson of the DepEd XI said the guideline covers the public elementary and secondary schools or the basic education; kindergarten all the way up to the senior graduating high schools and the graduating classes of the alternative learning system.

He said that under the DepEd memorandum order-043 Series of 2022, the end of school year rites will be a combination of online and offline ceremonies wherein the parents and their children have a choice of attending either online or offline ceremonies.

Atillo said the hybrid ceremonies are designed to cater everyone but the IATF stringent requirements must be taken in consideration.

“The order requires the parent’s consent, the conduct of hybrid approach giving more concerns on the public welfare since the COVID-19 virus remains in the environment and the compliance of the requirements set by the Inter-Agency Task Force on COVID-19, Department of Health, DepEd giving most importance to the health of both the students and the teachers,” he said.

Atillo underscored that the Parents-Teachers Association must be involved before coming up with the decision for holding these activities.

He stresed that the DepED memorandum order 043 is good only to areas under the Alert levels 1 and 2 while end of school year rites are not allowed on areas under Alert levels 3 and 4. (PIA XI-Joey Sem G. Dalumpines)

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