Face-to-face classes were suspended in some schools in Quezon City due to poor air quality recorded in the city on Tuesday.
In an advisory, the Quezon City Government suspended in-person classes of child development centers, kindergarten, Grades 1-12, and Alternative Learning System of all public schools. Their classes will shift to alternative delivery modes of learning.
It then noted that class suspension of private schools and higher education institutions is left to the discretion of their school administrations.
The following private schools also shifted to alternative learning modes on Tuesday:
National University – Fairview
Senior High School
Ateneo de Manila University
Grade School
Junior High School
Senior High School
School of Education and Learning Design
School of Humanities
School of Management
School of Science and Engineering
School of Social Sciences
Quezon City Academy Foundation
Junior High School
Senior High School
Acelina School Inc.
Capitol Hills Christian School Inc.
Coronado’s School of Quezon City
Good Shepherd Cathedral School
Bethel Christian School
Saint Jude Academy of Quezon City
School of the Holy Spirit of Quezon City
Claret School of Quezon City
Shining Hope Academy
Immaculate Conception Cathedral School
St. Theresa’s School of Novaliches
Pace Academy
The Blessed Sacrament Catholic School
Citing the latest Air Quality Index, the Quezon City Government said that the city’s air quality monitoring sensors recorded ‘unhealthy’ and ‘very unhealthy’ air quality and may cause difficulty of breathing and cough, especially to those with respiratory conditions.
‘Posibleng may kaugnayan ito sa smoke o haze mula sa mga kasalukuyang sunog sa Kalimantan, Indonesia. Pinapayuhan ang lahat na magsuot ng face mask at iwasan muna ang paglabas kung hindi kinakailangan,’ it said in another advisory.