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DepEd official relieved after son's gun used in campus shooting
A Department of Education executive has been removed from his post following revelations that a firearm registered to him was used in a September 18 shooting incident at a South Cotabato educational facility. The teenager identified as the shooter is the official's son.
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The father of the youth accused of carrying out the campus shooting in South Cotabato has been relieved of his position within the Department of Education, agency officials confirmed on Tuesday. The announcement came during House plenary deliberations on the DepEd budget, where Davao de Oro Representative Maria Carmen Zamora provided an update on the matter. The shooting incident occurred on September 18 at an educational campus in the province. Authorities identified the attacker as a teenager whose father holds an administrative post in the national education agency. The weapon used in the incident was registered to the DepEd official, raising questions about firearm security and supervision within the agency. The department has not released additional details regarding the circumstances of the relief or any ongoing investigation into the shooting. The incident has sparked renewed discussions in Congress regarding school safety protocols and the handling of firearms by government employees.