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These are things like, “My child isn’t getting enough rest,” or, “Our vacation’s too short; we can’t go abroad,” and things like that. Now, with these “complaints,” I know that people will invent some sort of sad, rep- ruining statement that sometimes spark controversy online and give the school a bad image.”

“Third, viruses and illnesses are rampant during extreme weather conditions. Because of numerous advancements made in today’s technology, there have been undeniable drawbacks. One of which is pollution, which could lead to the dangerous acid rain. This acid rain, and even regular rain itself, could cause illnesses from the common cold to even chronic bronchitis, says www3. epa. gov. This, as I have observed, is one of the main reasons why students become absent from classes during June and July. I vividly recall, that one or two years ago, one of my classmates had to stay in the hospital for two weeks due to pneumonia from the rain coupled with other causes. Consequence of this, of course, was him being absent from school for that same amount of time, leading to a lot of missed lessons and assessments.”

We are not without any solutions for all these, as in fact, frequent

can be completely avoided in the first place. Yes, the suspension of classes can actually not happen at all, or at the very least, be minimized. It can all be done by just moving the opening of the academic school year to later months like the middle of August or early September. Well, some local schools have already been doing this, just to avoid the most drenched months of the rainy season.

For tuition- paying parents, these

days actually rob them of their hard- earned money. Imagine, they paid their children’s schools to cover for so many class days and yet a number of these days would be declared suspended. Is this not unfair?

So, Madam Secretary, why not issue an order mandating all schools to move the opening of classes from June to September?

For the Secretary of Justice

During the Commission on Appointments confirmation hearing of Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, he said that he wanted “to see again a DoJ that is worthy of its name” and