TEACHERS and students are still required to wear face masks in classrooms despite President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s issuance of Executive Order 3 which allows non-wearing of masks in open spaces, the Department of Education said.

DepEd spokesperson Michael Poa said that classes are held in classrooms which are enclosed spaces, thus students and teachers have to wear face masks.

“’Yung mga learners po natin usually they spend their time doon sa mga enclosed spaces yung ating mga classrooms where mandatory pa yung pagsusuot ng mga face masks,” Poa said in a press conference Thursday.

He added that DepEd will consult with the Department of Health on the best way to ensure the safety and health of students and teachers.

“We will coordinate and consult with the DOH kasi most of the time nasa open space po ang ating mga learners,” Poa said.

The department will soon release guidelines on the wearing of face masks after consultation with the DOH and other education stakeholders.

Poa earlier said that the Education department will wait for a directive from Malacanang on whether students and teachers can do away with the wearing of face masks while in schools.