Bacolod public schools employ ‘double shift’ policy

BACOLOD CITY — The Department of Education here revealed that at least 17 public schools in the city with limited classroom resources have adopted the agency's double shift policy to accommodate all learners for full face-to-face classes starting Wednesday.

Education program supervisor Lila Arro said that at least 13 elementary schools and four high schools, based on the report of the Schools Division Office of Bacolod City, are engaging with the double shift policy.

"In most of our elementary schools, our problem is we have shortage in classrooms that's why we are implementing the double shift," Arro said.

Under the double shift system, two separate groups of learners will use the classroom on a school day — usually in the morning for the first group and in the afternoon for the second group.

Arro said that for every grade level, particularly from Kinder to Grade 3, each classroom can cater to a maximum of 35 learners only.

"We need to double shift to divide the number of learners to make it manageable," Arro said.

Included are Banago Elementary School I, Antonio L. Jayme ES I, Jose J. Gonzaga ES, Jose R. Torres ES, Emilia J. Garcia ES, Iluminado S. Nessia ES, Rodolfo A. Medel Sr. ES, Vista Alegre-Granada Relocation ES, Estefania ES, Sum-ag ES, Isla ES, Cabuguason ES and Handumanan ES II.