The Department of Education (DepEd) reiterated on Thursday its “no collection” policy in all public schools, in preparation for the opening of classes in June.
“We would like to reiterate that the Department is strictly implementing the no collection policy in all public schools nationwide. All collections agreed upon by the PTA (parent-teacher associations) during the school year are voluntary and teachers or any school officials should not be involved in the collection,” said Tina Ganzon, director of DepEd’s Communications, Coordination and Crisis Management Office (C3).
“Our goal is to see every school-age child in school and we do not want parents to worry about fees,” she said.
DepEd imposes a similar policy during graduation time, when some public schools opt to collect voluntary fees to fund graduation rites.
DepEd also said public schools would be open to students who could not afford to wear proper uniform and footwear.
Some 22 million students are expected to troop to schools on June 6.