Fostering Inclusive Education in the Online Sphere: A Case on Child Safety Protocols

ABSTRACT

The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented crisis in schools globally, posing challenges for children with exceptionalities. Government policies during the pandemic necessitate the inclusion of people with special needs, as no one should be left behind. The researchers explore the Philippine laws governing inclusive education and the safety protocols that should be taken in the online sphere. Two legal consultants were presented with a hypothetical problem in the subject, Technology and Livelihood Education, which involves life skills activities. This paper explores safety in planning school activities, given the shift to online learning and the special needs of atypical students. This research has found that it is vital that prior home-school agreements, proper home-school communication, and efforts to carry out one's role under loco in parentis must be maintained to enable safe inclusive education to continue in the online sphere. © 2022 ACM.