PASIG CITY, Feb. 3 -- The House Committee on Basic Education and Culture has expressed its support to the Department of Education (DepEd) in implementing academic ease measures to lessen the mental stress of Kinder to Grade 12 learners.
On Thursday, the House Committee approved House Bill (HB) 7961 to protect the mental health of K to 12 learners through scholastic leniency while amended House Resolution (HR) 1383 urging DepEd and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to adopt a pass or drop grading system.
"The provisions of HB 7961 and HR 1383 support the fundamental principles of our BE-LCP specifically on protecting the health, safety and well-being of learners, teachers, and personnel. Consistent with our BE-LCP, the Secretary had issued policies in relation to the implementation of multiple learning delivery modalities and the interim policy guidelines on grading and assessing our learners. The provisions in HB 7961 had already been integrated in our past and current issuances," Assistant Secretary for Curriculum and Instruction Alma Torio said in the panel.