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Child Protection Policy Lamba
Child Protection Policy Lamba
Department of Education
Region XII
Division of South Cotabato
LAMBA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL- BANGA NHS ANNEX
SitioMatlong, Lamba, Banga, South Cotabato
E-mail address: lambanhs_2003@yahoo.com
CONTEXTUALIZED
CHILD PROTECTION
POLICY
S.Y. 2015-2016
Submitted by:
LERMA C. ARON
T111/ Teacher In- Charge
II. SCHOOL CHILD PROTECTION COMMITTEE ENDORSEMENT
All advisers
LERMA C. ARON
Chairperson
MERCIDITA L. DIVINAGRACIA
Vice- Chairperson
(Guidance Counsellor)
REY P. REY P. ALEX F. APIN ARBAIA F. LUMIDSOG ROSE GRACE H. MA. FELIMA A. ADVISERS CLASS
SUMAGPAO SUMAGPAO PTA President SSG President ACHURRA SUCALDITO PRESIDENTS
Faculty Club School Prefect of Municipal Child Barangay Child
President Discipline Protection Committee Protection Committee
III – DepEd VISION / MISSION / CORE VALUES (DepEd Order No. 36,s.2013)
OUR VISION
We dream of Filipinos who passionately love their country and whose values and competencies
enable them to realize their full potential and contribute meaningfully to building the nation.
OUR MISSION
To protect and promote the right of every Filipino to quality, equitable, culture-based, and
complete basic education where: Students learn in a child-friendly, gender-sensitive, safe and motivating
environment.
Teachers facilitate learning and constantly nurture every learner. Administrator and staff as
stewards of the institution, ensure an enabling and supportive environment for effective learning to
happen.
Family, community and other stakeholders are effectively engaged and share responsibility for
Republic Act No. 8491 states that our national Motto shall be “MAKA-DIYOS, MAKA-TAO,
MAKAKALIKASAN AT MAKABANSA”.
Maka-Diyos
Maka-Tao
Makakalikasan
Makabansa
1/19/2015
IV. INTRODUCTION:
Children are innocent, trusting and full of hope. Their childhood should be joyful and loving.
Their lives should mature gradually, as they gain new experiences. But for many children, the reality of
Right through history, children have been abused and exploited. They suffer from hunger and
homelessness, work in harmful conditions, high infant mortality, deficient health care and limited
opportunities for basic education, A child need not live such a life. Childhood can and must be
preserved. Children have the right to survive, develop, be protected and participate in decisions that
Pursuant to DepEd Order no. 40 s. 2012, it shall be the policy of the school to promote and
provide a policy and guidelines on protecting school children from any form of abuse, violence,
Hence, the Lamba National High School-Banga National High School Annex shall adopt
DepEd’s Child Protection Policy as its standing policy to ensure protection of our school children.
It is the school’s duty to ensure that policies and procedures on child protection are
promulgated, complied with and monitored. It also needs to ensure that all students or learners,
personnel, parents, guardians and visitors and guests are aware of the child protection policy.
The Child Protection Policy of Lamba National High School- Banga NHS Annex covers all
students officially enrolled for the school year 2015-2016 regardless of gender, age, race and
religion.
The policy also includes protection of the child from all forms of bullying caused by his/ her
peers in the school, and all adults including faculty members, personnel and staff and other adults
who are directly involved in all school activities, both curricular and extra-curricular.
Excluded are incidents occurring in the home between the child and his/her parents.
VI – DEFINITION OF TERMS:
Based on the RA 7610 Implementing Rules and Regulations(IRR) the following terms shall be
defined as:
a. “Children” – refers to a person below eighteen (18) years of age or those over but are
unable to fully take care of themselves or protect themselves from abuse,
b. neglect, cruelty, exploitation or discrimination because of a physical or mental disability or
condition.
c. “Child Abuse” refers to the maltreatment, whether habitual or not, of the child which
includes the following:
(1.) Psychological and physical abuse, neglect, cruelty, sexual abuse and emotional
maltreatment.
(2.) Any act by deeds or words which debases, degrades or demeans the intrinsic worth and
dignity of a child as a human being:
(3.) Unreasonable deprivation of his basic needs for survival, such as food, and shelter; or
(4.) Failure to immediately give medical treatment to an injured child resulting in serious
impairment of his growth and development or in his permanent incapacity or death.
(5.)
d. “ Cruelty” refers to any act by word or deed which debases, degrades or demeans the
intrinsic worth and dignity of a child as a human being. Discipline administered by a parent
or legal guardian to a child does not constitute cruelty PROVIDED (emphasis ours) it is
reasonable in manner and moderate in degree and does not constitute physical or
psychological injury as defined herein.
f. “ Act” refers to Republic Act No. 10627, otherwise known as “Anti-Bullying Act of 2013.
g. “Bullying” refers to any severe, or repeated use by one or more students of a written,
verbal or electronic expression, or a physical act or gesture, or any combination thereof,
directed at another student that has the effect of actually causing or placing the latter in
reasonable fear of physical or emotional harm or Damage to his property; creating a hostile
environment at school for the other student; infringing on the rights of another student at
school; or materially and substantially disrupting the education process or the orderly
operation of a school; such as, but not limited to, the following:
1. Any unwanted physical contact between the bully and the victim like punching, pushing,
shoving, kicking, slapping, tickling, headlocks, inflicting school pranks, teasing, fighting
and the use of available objects as weapons;
2. Any act that causes damage to a victim’s psyche and/or emotional well-being;
3. Any slanderous statement or accusation that causes the victim undue emotional distress
like directing foul language or profanity at the target, name-calling, tormenting
negatively on victim’s looks, clothes and body;
4. “Cyber-bullying” or any bullying done through the use of technology or any electronic
means. The term shall also include any conduct resulting to harassment, intimidation, or
humiliation, through the use of other forms of technology, such as, but not limited to
texting, email, instant messaging, chatting, internet, social media, online games, or other
platforms or formats as defined in DepEd Order No. 40, s. 2012; and
5. Any other form of bullying as may be provided in the school’s child protection or anti-
bullying policy, consistent with the act of this IRR.
1. “Social Bullying” – refers to any deliberate, repetitive and aggressive social behavior
intended to hurt others or to belittle another individual or group.
2. “Gender-based bullying” – refers to any act that humiliates or excludes a person on the
basis of perceived or actual sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI).
i. “Bully” – refers to any student who commits acts of bullying as defined by the Act or this
IRR.
j. “Bullied” or “Victim” – refers to any student who experiences the acts of bullying or
retaliation as defined by the Act or this IRR.
k. “Bystander” – refers to any person who witnesses or has personal knowledge of any actual
or perceived acts or incidents of bullying or retaliation as defined by this IRR.
l. “Learning Center” – refers to learning resources and facilities of a learning program for out-
of-school youth and adults as defined in DepEd Order No. 43, s. 2013.
m. “Service Provider” – refers to any person who is not a teacher or school personnel but who
works in the school, such as, but not limited to, security guards, canteen personnel, utility
workers, and transportation service personnel.
n. “Student” – refers to a person who attends classes in any level of basic education, and
includes a learner as defined in DepEd Order No. 40, s. 2012.
Here are possible warnings that a child may be bullied and need a support.
Jurisprudence
All minor offenses or infractions of good discipline shall be handled first by class advisers.
However, if the case is a grave offense, the class adviser is expected to refer the case to the
School Discipline Committee. They shall call the attention of parents or guardians for a short
conference and prepare the anecdotal report.
When the parties involved are between and/or among different year levels, the jurisdiction of
school discipline officer shall be based on the year level of the primary offender. The School
Grievances and Complaints Committee (SGCC) shall handle all sensitive case and when the
parties involved are between or among students and teaching and/or non-teaching staff.
- Regularity of attendance and punctuality are required in all classes. A student who has been
absent or has cut classes is required to present a letter of explanation from his/her parents
or guardians or to bring them to school for a short conference with the section adviser or
guidance counselor as the case may be.
- A student who occurs absences of more than twenty percent (20%) of the prescribed
number of class or laboratory periods during the school year or term should be given a
failing grade and given no credits for the subject.
- Habitual Tardiness, especially during the first period in the morning and in the afternoon
shall not be allowed. Teachers concerned shall call for the parents of the student concerned
or visit him/her at home.
Categories of Offenses to the School Rules and Regulations:
- GRAVE OFFENSE
The offenses punishable by suspension or expulsion depending on the seriousness of
the offense stated in Paragraph 1.1.2, Section1, Chapter III, Part IV of 2000 DECS Service
Manual are considered grave offenses.
Gross misconduct
Cheating and Stealing
Assaulting a teacher or any other school authority or his agents or student.
Smoking inside the school premises.
Vandalism, writing on or destroying school property like chairs, tables, windows, books,
laboratory equipment and others.
Gambling of any sort.
Drinking intoxicants and liquor.
Carrying and concealing deadly weapons.
Extortion or asking money from others.
Bullying including physical, emotional, mental and cyber-bullying.
Fighting causing injury to others.
Using, possessing, and selling of prohibited drugs.
Hazing in any form or manner whether inside or outside the school premises.
Immorality or sexual harassment.
Instigating, leading or participating in concerned activities leading to stoppage of
classes.
Preventing, threatening students or faculty members or school authorities from
discharging their duties or from attending classes or entering school premises.
Forging or tampering with school records or transfer forms
- MINOR OFFENSE or infractions of good discipline to school rules and regulations are the
following:
Penal Provisions
The school head have mandated of authority, accountability and responsibility for creating an
environment conducive to teaching and learning within the school that he is he/she be the only
deemed person in authority. The principal as the school head is therefore in power to determine
and execute the necessary sanction mandated by the school rules and regulations.
In the exercise of discretion given to the principal, all submitted reports and recommendations
by the various levels of officers (guidance counselor, school discipline officer, curriculum
chairman and class advisers) shall be considered supportive and guidelines for proper basis of
judgment, fair and just decision.
The violator shall be reminded on his/her misbehavior and shall sign on the behavior
together with his/her parent/guardian. The case should be recorded in the confidential log book.
Probationary.
1. School Therapy, the student shall be given school tasks that aim to develop his/her sense
of responsibility, moral character and personal discipline under the supervision of guidance
counselor, school discipline officer and class adviser.
2. Home Therapy, shall be given to student who needs parental guidance. He/she shall be
given tasks that aim to develop his/her intrapersonal skills under the supervision of guidance
counselor, school discipline officer, class adviser and parents/guardians.
Suspension. The violator may be suspended for a fixed period. It will be recorder in the
student’s Anecdotal Record.
Expulsion. The violator shall be banned on enrolment. His/her right to avail free public
education shall be terminated.
• Note:
• For first and other offenses, which are not very serious in nature, a suspension from
school not to exceed three (3) days may be authorized by the principal without the
approval of the Division Superintendent. However, parents must be informed by the
teacher or the school principal of any misconduct on the part of their children for which
disciplinary action is necessary (Paragraph 1.1.2, Section 1, Chapter III, Part IV of 2000
DECS Service Manual).
The organization of fraternities and sororities is strictly prohibited. Penalty for non-compliance is
expulsion of student. (Paragraph 4.3.3, Section 4, Part III of 2000 DECS Service Manual; DECS
Order No. 20, s. 1991; DepEd Order No. 7, s. 2006).
The following policies regarding the prohibition on the use of cell phones as stated.
in DepEd Order No. 83, s. 2003 shall be implemented.
Ban on the use of cell phones by the students during class hour.
Educate students on the responsible use of cell phones to prevent them from engaging in
misguided and immoral activities.
COMPLAI Prefect of
NANT Discipline Office
Parent
(Victim)