THE DEPARTMENT of Education in Region 7 is 97 percent ready for the conduct of limited face-to-face classes, its director said.

Dr. Jimenez Salustiano, DepEd-7 regional director, gave assurance  that all personnel who will attend in-person classes have been fully vaccinated against Covid19.

However, he said there are teachers in some schools who remain unvaccinated.

“Among concern nalang gyud is ang vaccination sa teachers kay there are some schools, around four to five I think, nga wa pa na vaccinate, [Among the concerns that remain is the vaccination of teachers in some schools. I think around four to five teachers remain unvaccinated,]” he said.

“But we have already talked with the LGU (local government unit) and coordinated with them… so that by November 15 all teachers would be vaccinated,” he added.

DepEd-7 will conduct another round of inspections in participating schools.

The Department of Health has allowed the resumption of traditional teaching in eight public schools in Central Visayas, all of which are located in Cebu province.