DepEd exec tells teachers to keep students in school

CEBU, Philippines - Following the suspension of licenses of 30 internet cafes in Lapu-Lapu City for allowing students inside their premises during class hours, City School Division Superintendent Eduardo Ompad immediately directed teachers to strictly monitor students.

Ompad said the DepEd also coordinates with parents through the Parents Teachers Community Association in connection with the issue.

Last week, members of a Lapu-Lapu City task force caught a number of students inside internet cafés.

As penalty, the erring internet cafes’ operations were stopped and will remain so for three months.

A city ordinance bars students from entering internet cafés from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays, including Saturdays if special classes are held.

Parents of the erring students had signed an agreement accepting responsibility if their children were again caught for the same offense, city officials said.