HERMOSA, Bataan- Floods have subsided but there were still no classes on Monday at the Balsik Elementary School here that suffered damages on its infrastructures, text books and other school materials.
Head teacher Teresita Datu said the floods rose to more than six feet in their school. “First time na nangyari ang ganito ka lalim na baha sa school na ito,” she said.
The public high school sits at the boundary of Bataan and Pampanga and caters to students from both provinces.
She said that even if they resume classes, many students could not yet go to school because of the damage left by the floods to their homes.
Third year student JR Datu said they have no classes yet and was in the school to help in the clean-up.
Strong flood waters destroyed the concrete floor of a classroom, comfort room and long span of the concrete fence.
Text books and other teaching aids all soaked from flood waters were filed outside classrooms. Students and teachers were cleaning rooms and chairs.
