THE REGIONAL director of the Department of Education in the Cordillera Administrative Region said that face-to-face classes will be recommended for students who have problems with distance education.

“For CAR, we are recommending this for learners who really need the assistance of teachers,” Estela Carño said in an interview with The POST.

“It is not really for everybody but for those who need the assistance of teachers and those parents that can give waivers,” she added.

Education officials in the region are considering holding eight hours of face-to-face classes once a week.

To conduct face-to-face classes, schools must have a permit from the barangay, a certification from the mayor’s office, toilets, and hand washing stations, among other requirements.

The DepEd CAR is eyeing 60 schools to conduct the pilot testing of face-to-face classes. However, the list of schools has yet to be finalized.