Over 10,000 schools have been given permission to restart limited in-person programs,

according to the Department of Education.

According to a Department of Education (DepEd) official, over 10,000 public and private
institutions have been authorized to resume limited face-to-face classes.

"A total of 9,994 public schools and 212 private schools are now enrolled in the program." Ito
'yung nominated schools that are now under Alert Levels 1 and 2. Ang ibig sabihin ng
participation, ito 'yung nominated schools that are now under Alert Levels 1 and 2. In a press
conference on March 22, Education Assistant Secretary Malcolm Garma said, "Ito po'yung
pwede na magbukas."

(A total of 9,994 public schools and 212 private schools have already been nominated and are
now under Alert Levels 1 and 2. These are the schools that can already reopen for face-to-face
classes.)

"In reality, many of these have already reopened for) restricted face-to-face classes." "There are
a total of 10,196 schools that are participating," he continued.

According to Garma, DepEd regional offices have nominated 14,396 public and private schools
with 2.6 million students to resume restricted in-person sessions.

Nominated schools, according to Garma, are those that have already completed the COVID-19
School Safety Assessment Tool. He did point out, however, that these institutions may or may
not have received approval from their individual local government bodies.

Following a pilot run of physical lessons last year, President Rodrigo Duterte accepted the
Department of Education's proposal in January to extend in-person classes at public and private
schools in areas under Alert Levels 1 and 2.
In February, the Department of Education expanded the "progressive expansion" of face-to-face
sessions to include more grade levels. Only kindergarten, Grades 1–3, and senior high school
students were allowed to participate in the experimental run of in-person classes prior to this.

Participating schools are required to comply with DepEd’s School Safety Assessment Tool,
should be located in areas under Alert Levels 1 and 2, and secure concurrence from the local
government unit. Students participating in the in-person classes must have a written consent
from their parents, and only vaccinated teachers may hold the classes.