Department Order No. 32, s.

2019
Learners and Schools
as
ZONES OF PEACE
Seeking to better guide the education sector towards
safety, inclusivity, and conflict-sensitivity

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 Schools under Threat
36,658 violent incidents
in 10,883 schools
(DepEd EBEIS SY 2009-2010 to SY Source:
2017-2018)
DepEd EBEIS SY 2009-2010 to 2017-2018

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 ARMED CONFLICT

armed confrontations occurring between government

forces and one or more armed groups, or between
such groups arising in the Philippine territory

these include activities which may lead to or in

preparation of armed confrontation or armed violence
that put children’s lives at risk and their lives violated
RA 11188

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 CHILDREN IN SITUATIONS
OF ARMED CONFLICT

All children involved in armed conflict, including

children affected by armed conflict and internally
displaced children
Affected by – experiencing or who have experienced
armed conflict
Involved in – either forcibly or compulsorily recruited,
or who voluntarily joined any armed
group in any capacity
Internally Displaced – forced or obliged to
flee or to leave their homes or places of
habitual residence as a result of or in order to
avoid the effect of armed conflict and
situations of violence
RA 11188
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Schools under Threat 22 18
Reported Impacts of Armed Conflict on Schools INCIDENTS INCIDENTS LED
based on June 2018-September 2019 Incident RELATING TO
ARMED CONFLICT
TO CLASS
SUSPENSIONS
Reports received by the DRRMS

118
SCHOOLS WITH CLASS
35,264 15
LEARNERS AFFECTED SCHOOLS USED AS
SUSPENSIONS BY SUSPENSIONS EVACUATION CENTERS

PARTIES TO THE CONFLICT

ONE INCIDENT EACH

3 INCIDENTS

ABU SAYYAF GROUP ISIS-MAUTE

19
INCIDENTS 18 INCIDENTS

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Schools under Threat NUMBER OF
SCHOOLS WITH
SUSPENSIONS
Reported Impacts of Armed Conflict on Schools 20+
based on June 2018-September 2019 Incident 16-20
Reports received by the DRRMS 11-15

6-10
CLASS SUSPENSIONS RANGED FROM JAN FEB MAR APR
ONE TO TEN SCHOOL DAYS 1-5
MAY JUN JUL AUG
12%
SEP OCT NOV DEC

15%
47%

19%

2% 5%
1 2 3 5 7 10
LENGTH OF SUSPENSION IN DAYS

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 Other Effects of Armed Conflict

Damage to
Displacement Educational
Investments

Recruitment Trauma

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National Policy
Framework on
Learners and
Schools as
Zones of Peace
DO 32, s. 2019

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Substantiating earlier DepEd issuances,
the Framework defines the
guiding principles and components of
Learners and Schools as Zones of Peace

The Role of The Overall

The Continuity of
Education in Strategy for Safety
Education
Peacebuilding and Security

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 Scope of Policy

1. DepEd Central, Regional, and Schools Division Offices

2. School heads and administrators

3. Teaching and non-teaching personnel

4. Learners in public and private elementary and secondary schools

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 Policy Statement

In situations of armed Under normal

conflict circumstances

• Protect learners and • Enable and capacitate

schools from adverse schools in preventing and
effects of armed violence mitigating, preparing for,
and responding to impacts
of armed conflict
• Ensure continuity of
education • Build a culture of peace and
resilience in the community
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 Legal Bases
DepEd’s
RA 7610 DO 40, s. 2012 endorsement of the RA 11188
Special Protection of
Children as Child Protection Policy Safe Schools Children in Situations
Zones of Peace of Armed Conflict Act
Declaration of 2019

DO 44, s. 2005 EO 138, s. 2013 DO 57, s. 2017

Schools as Zones of Peace MRRS-GCRVSAC Learners and Schools as
Zones of Peace;
MRRS-GCRVSAC

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

International Humanitarian Law

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 Guiding Principles
The National Policy Framework is anchored on the following principles:

Child and Learner Shared

Centeredness Responsibilities

Respect for
Inclusivity
Human Rights

School-based
Conflict Sensitivity
Management

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 Learners as Zones of Peace

Learners contribute to Learners shall not

Learners’ rights are building a culture of be the object of
fully recognized and peace in the school, attack and be
respected community, and entitled to special
country respect

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 Schools as Zones of Peace

Schools shall be free

Schools shall be Schools shall be an
from the presence of
integral part of a
recognized and any armed member of
peaceful and secure
respected as places military or
environment
for learning, caring, paramilitary group
conducive to effective
and nurturing regardless of which
teaching and learning
side they are from

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 Three Building Blocks
Education is an essential tool A peaceful and secure environment is
for building and sustaining critical for school participation and
a culture of peace effective teaching and learning

Education Peace for

for Peace Education

Crisis
Management
Measures for the protection of learners and
personnel, and for educational continuity.

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 Education for Peace
Peace Delivery of transformative education
which promotes a culture of peace
Education

Conflict- Interventions are informed by conflict

Sensitive analysis to minimize negative impacts
and maximize positive impacts
Education

Specialized, targeted, and

S.H.A.P.E. programmatic support services
Support for Holistic Approaches which supplements and directs
to Peace and Education regular DepEd programs

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 Peace for Education

Code of Civilian Protocols for

Conduct Peacekeeping Conflict

Education and protection of learners

and personnel are a shared
responsibility among stakeholders

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 Crisis Management

Preparedness Rehabilitation
Response
for Response and Recovery
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