Schools urged to let students clean streets

AS part of its effort to keep Mandaue City clean, Mayor Jonas Cortes will be asking the private and public high schools for their  students to clean the streets.

“The cleanup drive of students in the city will help them grow up with community involvement,” Cortes said.

The students will be asked to clean the sidewalks and gutters on Saturdays with their teachers.  Traffic personnel will also be deployed during the cleanup activity.

Cortez will be sending a letter to the  schools regarding this matter.  Also, this is yet to be presented to the Department of Education (DepEd).

Benjamin Tiongson, Mandaue City’s  DepEd supervisor, told Cebu Daily News that he will tackle the matter with the school heads today during their meeting at his office.

Tiongson welcomed the idea of the mayor for it will be a good training for the students about community awareness.

While the mayor is not keen on including the elementary pupils in the program, Tiongson suggests to include students in grades 4, 5 and 6 saying they are already big enough./Reporter Jucell Marie P. Cuyos