| MOE Declares Schools Should Remain Open, BNTU President Not Deterred |
| Wed, May 7, 2025 |
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But the Ministry of Education has issued a memo stating that schools are to remain open on Friday despite the demonstration. Additionally, a letter from the Catholic Public Schools reminded the BNTU that a day's wage can be deducted for teachers who participate in the protest or who do not report to work. The letter also states that a record will be kept of the teachers who are protesting.
But the BNTU president advised their members not to be deterred.
Nadia Caliz, President, BNTU
"I'm not going to comment on the tone, I'm going to comment on the content of the letter. The ministry is well within its right to inform the general public that schools will remain open. The BNTU and its membership, we're also well within our rights to express that we're not satisfied with the manner in how we're being treated. So our teachers and I'm telling them this again, have the responsibility, so just like how the ministry is saying the schools will be open, you have the responsibility to tell the parents and tell the students and tell your school administration that you will not be present. That is all, nothing else. Because parents need to make a decision, will I send my child to school knowing fully well 90% of the teachers will not be there? They need to know that. But the ministry is doing their part and we're doing ours and we're both constitutionally correct."
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