Private Schools

Complaint against school personnel or official

A complaint for child abuse, violence, exploitation
or discrimination in a private school shall be filed
with the School Head/Chief Executive Officer and
shall be acted upon pursuant to the schools rules
of procedures on administrative cases. The penalty
shall be that which is provided by the rules of the
school, subject to the requirements of due
process. The administrative cases shall be without
prejudice to any civil or criminal cases that may be
filed.
Public Schools

Expeditious conduct of investigation and reporting of cases;

School Head or the Schools Division Superintendent shall forward
the complaint within 48 hours to the Disciplining Authority, who
shall issue an Order for the conduct of a fact0finding investigation,
not later than 72 hours from submission;
If the person complained of is a non-teaching personnel, the
Schools Division Superintendent shall cause the conduct of a fact-
finding investigation within the same period;
Criminal and civil liability shall not be a bar to the filing of an
administrative case;
The Revised Rules of Procedure of DepED in Administrative Cases
shall apply in all other aspects;
The identity or another information that may reasonably identify
the pupil or student shall remain confidential; and
The identity of a respondent-teacher shall likewise be kept
confidential.