Clarifying a statement he made Tuesday, Department of Education (DepEd) spokesperson Kenneth Tirado on Wednesday said he does not see the need for a Facebook ban in public elementary and high schools in general – and not Ateneo de Davao University, in particular.
Tirado was quoted in the morning newscast “Dobol B sa News TV" as saying that the DepEd opposes the partial Facebook ban in Ateneo de Davao.
Tirado said the context of his statement, which he gave the newscast via text message, pertains to public elementary and high schools, which fall under DepEd jurisdiction. “We don’t think there’s a need to ban [social networking sites]. We just need to teach our students to be responsible users," Tirado said in his message.
“There was no intention to single out Ateneo de Davao. As a university, it’s not under the purview of DepEd," he added.
Tirado noted that his original statement was “not that specific," and explained that public school students do not have time to use social networking sites in school in the first place, given the limits in school resources. — TJD, GMA News
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