In mid-November, public high schools and universities started suspending classes, and many students missed final examinations.
Public officials in Jolo suspended classes out of fears that additional attacks could follow.
The idea was conceived by the student body to suspend classes one Tuesday and put in a day of cleaning campus buildings and grounds.
A few students called on university officials to suspend classes until the killer or killers are found.
The school considered suspending classes, but relented when the students and teachers objected, she said.
The university may be forced to suspend classes in coming weeks, Palestinian officials said.
The command had the explicit right to suspend classes in institutes of higher learning.
With school closed this week for midwinter recess, officials did not have to suspend classes for the funeral.
The decision to suspend classes was made on Tuesday.
A blizzard warning forced Purdue University to suspend classes for the first time in 13 years.