EDUCATION Secretary Leonor Briones wants more private schools to hold face-to-face classes.

“Sa ating record, sa ating quick count around 22,000 schools ang nominated…ang karamihan dito ay public schools. Ang gusto nating maging focus ng ating kampanya ay mga private schools dahil hindi pa sila naka-fully decide kung mag- face-to-face na sila this coming academic year,” Briones said.

She did not say how many private schools have expressed interest to conduct in-person classes or how many are holding face-to-face lessons.

The Department of Education aims to expand face-to-face classes to include more schools and grade levels.

Briones said that face-to-face graduation will be held in areas with eased alert levels.

The same policy applied on the holding of face-to-face classes will be followed in the conduct of physical graduation.