DepEd’s Briones backs proposed no-homework law for students

Education Secretary Leonor Briones on Tuesday expressed support for a lawmaker's proposal to implement a "no homework" policy among kindergarten to Grade 12 students in the country.

"Lahat ng mga lessons dapat during school hours. After that si parents na... Para 'yung mga bata naman ay may time mag-bond sa parents o maglaro o just to relax by themselves," Briones said in a report by Oscar Oida on GMA's 24 Oras.

She added that sometimes the students are not the ones who are doing their take-home assignments.

"Alam naman natin ang bata talaga kung minsan si lola, si mommy, si yaya ang nagtutulong o gumagawa mismo, si tutor, ng homework kaya minsan kung ano nasa isip ni yaya 'yan ang lumalabas sa homework ng bata," she said.

House Deputy Speaker and Sorsogon Representative Evelina Escudero recently filed House Bill 3611 which seeks to lighten the physical burden among students when carrying heavy bags to-and-from schools due to homework. —Dona Magsino/NB, GMA News