DOH to schools: Defer field trips, sport activities

Students watch skits on the risks of underage drinking from the educators of Smashed PH program at Jose P. Laurel Senior High School in Project 4, Quezon City on February 26, 2024.MANILA, Philippines — Field trips and outdoor activities for students should be canceled in areas experiencing heat index under the extreme danger category, the Department of Health advised education stakeholders yesterday.

For areas placed under the danger category , the DOH said that activities for unacclimatized individuals and those at high risk for heat illness, including vulnerable workers and elderly persons, should be restricted. “Exposure to high heat and extreme temperatures can lead to heat-related illnesses, symptoms of which include dehydration and electrolyte imbalance, diarrhea and digestion disorders, infections, asthma and wheezing and other injuries,” the agency said.

“This leads to a one-percent learning reduction for each 0.56 degree Celsius increase in temperature across the school year,” it added. “Prior to the reopening of classes after closure during the pandemic, the ACT has long demanded from the government to allocate supplemental budget for the doubling of school MOOE to cover needed improvements in classroom ventilation and school facilities and to avoid teachers and school heads from dipping into their own pockets to get things moving,” ACT chairman Vladimer Quetua explained.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

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