Alternative learning gives children in conflict with the law a second chance
By JINKY CABILDO and MATTHEW REYSIO-CRUZ (Last of two parts) PETER repeated Grade 5 thrice at a public elementary school in Quezon City before dropping out in 2013. He was then 13 and already a heavy drinker and smoker. (The names of the children have been changed to protect their identity.—Ed.) After he dropped out
