CHILD

PROTECTION
POLICY
DepEd Order No. 40, s. 2012
 SCHOOL RULES AND REGULATION
UNDER THE CHILD PROTECTION
A.
POLICY
1. Di pagsunod sa ipinatutupad na wastong uniporme.
2. Di maayos na pagsusuot ng I.D sa paaralan.
3. Di wastong gupit ng mga lalaki at pagkukulay ng buhok ng
lahat ng mag-aaral.
4. Pagsusuot ng sumbrero at hikaw sa mga lalaki at
pagsusuot ng hikaw na higit sa isang pares sa mga babae.
5. Pagiging huli sa klase ng 15 minuto.
6. Pagliban sa klase lalo’t walang liham mula sa magulang.
7. Pag-iingay tulad ng pagsigaw, pagtawa, at pagsasalita
ng malakas habang dumaraan sa mga corridor o palapag
ng bawat gusali.
8. Pangongopya at paggamit ng kodigo sa mga pagsusulit.
9. Paglura sa sahig, dingding at pasimano.
10. Pagkakalat ng anumang bagay sa loob ng klase o
room, corridor at kampus.
11. Pagdaan sa ibabaw ng bakod ng paaralan, papasok o
palabas (over-the bakod)
12. Paggamit at pagpapahiram ng I.D at manwal sa iba.
13. Paggamit ng cellphone sa oras ng klase at ibang
aktibidad ng paaralan.
 UNANG PAGLABAG
Pagbibigay alam sa gurong tagapayo
upang ipatawag ang magulang at mag-
aaral para mabigyan ng warning at
counseling ang mag-aaral.
IKALAWANG PAGLABAG
3 araw na suspensyon
IKATLONG PAGLABAG
Ipagbibigay alam sa Punong Barangay
upang mabigyan ng kaukulang
disiplina.
 No. 13 Paggamit ng cellphone sa oras ng
klase at ibang aktibidad ng paaralan.

UNANG PAGLABAG
• Pagbibigay alam sa gurong tagapayo
upang ipatawag ang magulang at
mag-aaral para mabigyan ng warning
at counseling ang mag-aaral.
• Kukuhanin ang cellphone at hindi
ibibigay sa loob ng isang linggo.
 IKALAWANG PAGLABAG
• Pagbibigay alam sa gurong tagapayo upang ipatawag
ang magulang at mag-aaral para mabigyan ng
warning at counseling ang mag-aaral.

• Kukuhanin ang cellphone at hindi ibibigay sa loob ng

isang buwan.
IKATLONG PAGLABAG
• Pagbibigay alam sa gurong tagapayo upang
ipatawag ang magulang at mag-aaral para
mabigyan ng warning at counseling ang mag-aaral.

• Kukuhanin ang cellphone at hindi ibibigay sa loob

ng isang taon.
B.
14. Pagnanakaw (Stealing)
15. Bandalismo at paninira ng mga gamit saan mang lugar
ng paaralan.
16. Pagbabanta at pananakot, pangingikil o paghingi ng
pera ng sapilitan.
17. Pagdadala o pagsasama ng outsider upang lumikha
ng gulo sa paaralan.
18. Imoralidad/sexual harassment. Masangkot o
makagawa ng di kanais-nais na gawain tulad ng
panghahalik, paninilip o paggawa ng mahalay.
Pakikipagdate sa loob ng campus.
 UNANG PAGLABAG
Pagbibigay alam sa gurong tagapayo upang ipatawag ang
magulang at mag-aaral para sa imbestigasyon ng Child
Protection Committee (CPC). Ang karampatang pagtatama ay
base sa magiging rekomendasyon ng CPC.

IKALAWANG PAGLABAG
Irerekomenda ang mag-aaral sa City Social Welfare
and Development Office (CSWD)/Local Social Welfare
and Development Office (LSWDO)para sa karagdagan
at kaukulang counseling at interbensyon sa mag-aaral
at magulang.
C.
19. Panghihikayat at pagbuo o pagsali sa
Fraternity/sorority o samahan na walang pahintulot ng
paaaralan.
20. Magaspang na pag-uugali o asal (gross
misconduct).
21. Pagmumura o pagtutungayaw o pagsasalita ng di
maganda, paglaban o pananakit sa guro o sinumang
awtoridad/kinatawan at mag-aaral. (Assaulting a
teacher or any other school authority or his agents or
students).
22. Pagdadala at pag-iingat ng sandata o patalim tulad
ng matutulis na bagay, baril, dinamita, granada o
pampasabog sa loob ng paaralan.
23. Pakikipag-away na nagdudulot ng pinsala sa iba.
24. “Hazing” sa anumang kaparaanan maging sa
loob o labas ng paaralan (DEpED Order #7. S. 2006).
25. Pag-uudyok, pamumuno o pakikilahok sa mga
gawaing nagiging sanhi ng pagtigil ng klase
(instigating, leading or participating in concerted
avtivities leading to stoppage of classes).
26. Pagpigil,pananakot sa mga mag-aaral o mga guro
o kawani sa pagtupad sa kanilang tungkulin o
pagtuturo o pagpasok sa loob ng paaralan.
27. Pagpapalsipika ng mga dokumento o record ng
paaralan. (Forging o tampering with school records
or transfer forms).
 UNANG PAGLABAG
Pagbibigay alam sa gurong tagapayo upang ipatawag ang
magulang at mag-aaral para sa imbestigasyon ng Child
Protection Committee (CPC). Ang karampatang pagtatama ay
base sa magiging rekomendasyon ng CPC.

IKALAWANG PAGLABAG
Irerekomenda ang mag-aaral sa City Social Welfare
and Development Office (CSWD)/Local Social Welfare
and Development Office (LSWDO)para sa karagdagan
at kaukulang counseling at interbensyon sa mag-aaral
at magulang.
24. “Hazing” sa anumang kaparaanan maging sa loob
o labas ng paaralan (DEpED Order #7. S. 2006).
Irerekomenda ang mag-aaral sa PNP Women’s and
Child Protection Deskspara sa legal assistance at City
Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWD)/Local
Social Welfare and Development Office (LSWDO) para
sa karagdagan at kaukulang counseling at
interbensyon sa mag-aaral at magulang.

No. 25 - 27
Irerekomenda ang mag-aaral sa City Social Welfare
and Development Office (CSWD)/Local Social Welfare
and Development Office (LSWDO) para sa karagdagan
at kaukulang counseling at interbensyon sa mag-aaral
at magulang.
D.
28. CITY ORDINANCE
• 28.1 SMOKING- Paninigarilyo sa lugar na nasasakupan
ng paaralan (smoking inside the school premises)
• 28.2 ALCOHOL- Pag-inom ng alak at pagpasok ng
nakainom.
• 28.3 GAMBLING- Pagsusugal ng kahit anong uri
(gambling of any sort).
• 28.4 DRUGS- Paggamit, pag-iingat at pagbebenta ng
ipinagbabawal na gamot.
 UNANG PAGLABAG
Pagbibigay alam sa gurong tagapayo upang ipatawag ang
magulang at bibigyan ng counseling ang mag-aaral.
Irerekomenda ang mag-aaral sa Department of Social
Welfare and Development (DSWD) para sa karampatang
interbensyon.
28.4 DRUGS- Paggamit, pag-iingat at pagbebenta ng
ipinagbabawal na gamot.
Irerekomenda ang mag-aaral sa PNP Women’s and
Child Protection Deskspara sa legal assistance at City
Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWD)/Local
Social Welfare and Development Office (LSWDO) para
sa karagdagan at kaukulang counseling at
interbensyon sa mag-aaral at magulang.
E.
UNDER CHILD PROTECTION POLICY (CPC)
29. BULLYING
• 29.1 PHYSICAL • 29.6 CHILD ABUSE
• 29.2 VERBAL • 29.8 VIOLENCE
• 29.3 EMOTIONAL • 29.9 EXPLOTATION
• 29.4 MENTAL • 29.10 DISCRIMINATION
• 29.5 CYBER • 29.11 OTHERS ACT OF ABUSE
 UNANG PAGLABAG
No. 29. 1 – 29.5
Pagbibigay alam sa gurong taga-payo upang ipatawag ang
mga magulang at mag-aaral (bully and the victim) upang
dumalo sa case conference at irerekomenda sa Child
Protection Committee (CPC) para sa kaukulang pagtutuwid at
interbensyon sa mga magulang at mag-aaral.
No. 29. 6 – 29.11
• Pagbibigay alam sa gurong taga-payo upang ipatawag ang
magulang at mag-aaral para sa pagsulat sa reklamo at
pagsagot ng reklamo sa Child Protection Committee (CPC).
• Ang desisyon ng Punong-guro ng paaralan na pormal na
nakasulat ang dahilan para sa kaukulang rekomendasyon
tulad ng suspension, exclusion at expulsion.
 IKALAWANG PAGLABAG

• Pagbibigay alam sa gurong taga-payo upang ipatawag ang

magulang at mag-aaral na umulit sa pangalawang
pagkakataon bilang offender, ang penalty ng suspensiyon
na hindi hihigit sa isang linggo ay igagawad sa mag-aaral.
• Sa panahon ng suspensyon ng mag-aaral at magulang o
legal guardian ay obligadong dumalo sa mas epektibong
seminar at interbensyon na makakatulong sa mag-aaral.
 F.
30. Serious Physical Injuries or Death (R.A 9344)

UNANG PAGLABAG
• Pagbibigay alam sa gurong taga-payo upang ipatawag ang
magulang at mag-aaral para sa pagsulat sa reklamoat
pagsagot ng reklamo sa Child Protection Committee (CPC).

• Ang desisyon ng Punong-guro ng paaralan na pormal na

nakasulat ang dahilanpara sa kaukulang rekomendasyon
tulad ng suspension, exclusion at expulsion.
 GUIDELINES AND
PROCEDURES
Ensuring the protection and welfare of
students is the responsibility of all
who interact with students and young
people. Child Protection must
therefore be a priority for every
school and must be at the center of all
its activities.
The Bataan National High School’s “Child
Protection and Anti-Bullying Policy:
Guidelines and Procedures” have been
developed in response to the government’s
campaign on protecting children in school
from abuse, violence, exploitation,
discrimination, bullying, and other forms of
abuse through the Department of Education
Order No. 40,s. 2012 also known as the Child
Protection Policy.

The purpose of these procedures is to give

clear supervision and guidance to school
management authorities and school
personnel in implementing Child Protection
Policy within the school setting.
The procedures contain important
new elements which are intended to
better ensure consistent and uniform
implementation at school level. These
include measures designed to ensure
a consistency of approach in relation
to the school’s Child Protection and
Anti-Bullying Policy and the oversight
arrangements for its implementation
at school.
• The school’s responsibility to defend and
promote the welfare of student is of
supreme importance
• Safer students make more successful
learners
• Representatives of the whole-school
community of administrators, school
personnel, students, parents, and local
government will be involved in policy
development and review
• Policies will be reviewed annually, unless
an incident or new legislation suggests
the need for an interim review.
BNHS CHILD PROTECTION AND
ANTI-BULLYING POLICY AIMS
• To provide the whole-school
community with the necessary
information to enable them to meet
their child protection responsibilities
• To ensure consistent good practice
• To demonstrate the school’s
commitment with regard to child
protection to students, parents, local
government and other partners
• To contribute to the school’s
safeguarding portfolio
 SCHOOL PERSONNEL OTHER PERSONS INVOLVED

A. SCHOOL HEAD E. PARENTS

B. OTHER SCHOOL CHILD F. GUARDIANS
OFFICIALS - (PUPIL, STUDENT OR LEARNER OR CUSTODIANS
SCHOOL OFFICERS ages below eighteen years of age) G. SCHOOL
INCLUDING TEACHERS, CHILD ABUSE, DISCRIMINATION
AGAINST CHILDREN, CHILD
VISITORS OR
WHO ARE OCCUPYING
SUPERVISORY EXPLOITATION, VIOLENCE GUEST
POSITIONS OR POSITIONS AGAINST CHILDREN H. LOCAL
OF RESPOSIBILITY COMMITTED IN SCHOOLS, GOVERNMENT
C. ACADEMIC BULLYING OR UNIT
PERSONNEL- PEER ABUSE, I.GOVERNMENT
TEACHERS, AGENCIES WITH
CORPORAL
GUIDANCE COUNSELORS,
LIBRARIANS, REGISTRAR,
PUNISHMENT, RESPONSIBILITIE
RESEARCHERS AND
POSITIVE S RELEATED TO
OTHER SIMILAR PERSONS AND CHILD
D. OTHER SCHOOL NON-VIOLENT PROTECTION
PERSONNEL - DISCIPLINE OF POLICY
NON- ACADEMIC
CHILDREN
 DEpED ORDER No. 40 s. 2012 –
DepEd CHILD PROTECTION POLICY

II. DUTIES
AND
RESPOSIBILITIES
 SECTION 7.
SCHOOLS
THE SCHOOL HEADS
• Ensure the institution of effective child protection
policies and procedures, and monitor compliance
therefore;
• Ensure that the school adopts a child protection
policy;
• Ensure that all pupils, students or learners, school
personnel’s, parents, guardians or custodians, and
visitors and guests are made aware of child
protection policy (annex “c”);
• Organize the child protection committee for the
school;
• Conduct the capacity building activities for
the members of the child protection
committee and guidance counselors/teachers;
• Ensure that the participatory and the other
rights of children are respected and upheld in
all matters and procedures affecting their
welfare;
• Maintain a record of all proceedings related to
bullying or peer abuse and submit after each
school year to the division office the report
and a copy of the intake form (annexes “a” &
“b”, respectively);
• Adopt such conflict resolution
mechanism that respect the rights of
indigenous people, provided that they
conform to this department order and
they uphold the rights of the child;
• Coordinate with the appropriate offices
and other agency or instrumentally for
appropriate assistance and intervention,
as may be required in the performance
of its functions;
• Conduct the appropriate training and
capability-building activities on child
protection measures and protocols;
• Ensure that the school adopts a student
code of conduct to be followed by every
pupil, student or learner while on school
grounds, or when travelling to and from
school, or during a school-sponsored
activity, or during lunch period, whether on
or off campus;
• Coordinate within the department of social
welfare and development or, the appropriate
government agencies or non-governmental
organizations on a child protection hotline for
reporting abuse, violence, exploitation,
discrimination, bullying and other similar acts
and for counseling;
• Ensure that all incidents of abuse, violence,
exploitation, discrimination, bullying and other
similar act are addressed in accordance with
the provisions of this department order.
 SECTION 8.
SCHOOL PERSONNEL
Article 218 of the family code of the Philippines provides the
following responsibilities of school administrators, teachers,
academic and non-academic and other personnel:

• Exercise special parental authority and

responsibility over the child while under
their supervision, instruction and custody.
Authority and responsibility shall apply to all
authorized activities whether inside or
outside the premises of the school, entity or
institution.
Articles 220 and 233 of the family code of the Philippines,
presidential decree no. 603, and other related laws enumerated
the following duties and responsibilities of the above mentioned
persons and personnel over the children under their supervision,
instruction and custody:

• Keep them in their company and support,

educate and instruct them by right precept
and good example;
• Give them love and affection, advice and
counsel, companionship and understanding;
• Enhance, protect, preserve and maintain
their physical and mental health at all times;
• Furnish them with good and wholesome
educational materials, supervise their
activities, recreation and association with
others, protect them from bad company and
prevent them from acquiring habits;
detrimental to their health, studies and
morals;
• Represent them in all matters affecting their
interest;
• Inculcate the value of respect and
obedience;
• Practice positive and non-violent
discipline, as may be required under the
circumstances; provided, that in no case
shall corporal punishment be inflicted
upon them
• Performed such other duties as are
imposed by law upon them, as
substitute parents or guardians; and
• School personnel shall also strictly
comply with the school’s child
protection policy.
THE CHILD PROTECTION POLICY
COMMITTEE
SCHOOL HEAD (CHAIRPERSON)
MERLINDA C. DOMINGUEZ
EPS I / OIC – PRINCIPAL

GUIDANCE COORDINATOR (VICECHAIRPERSON)

MRS. SUSAN S. NISAY, RGC
GUIDANCE COORDINATOR III

PARENTS-TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
REPRESENTATIVE
MA. LIZA A. BASQUEZ
GEN. PTA PRESIDENT
FACULTY AND EMPLOYEE ASSOCIATION
REPRESENTATIVE
MR. ARIEL G. IZON
FACULTY PRESIDENT

SUPREME STUDENT COUNCIL

REPRESENTATIVE
J- PER D. SANTOS
S.S.G PRESIDENT

BARANGAY COUNCIL FOR THE

PROTECTION OF CHILDREN (BCPC)
HON. DOROTEO M. AUSTRIA
BARANGAY CHAIRMAN
 PROTECTIVE AND REMEDIAL MEASURES TO ADDRESS
CHILD ABUSE, EXPLOITATION, VIOLENCE,
DISCRIMINATION, BULLYING AND OTHER ACTS OF
ABUSE

INFORM THE THE VICTIM AND

PARENTS/ THE OFFENDING
BULLYING SCHOOL GUARDIAN SHALL BE
(VICTIM AND REFERRED TO
OR PEER HEAD OFFENDING THE CPC FOR
ABUSE CHILD), A COUNSELING
MEETING AND OTHER
CASE CALLED FOR THE INTERVENTIONS
PURPOSE
Note: The penalty of “REPRIMAND”, if warranted, may
be imposed by the School Head in the presence of the
parents or guardians.
• If bullying is committed for a “second” or
subsequent time, after the offending child has
received counseling or other interventions, the
penalty of suspension for not more than one (1)
week may be imposed by the School Head, if such is
warranted.
• During the period of suspension, the offending child
and the parents or guardians may be required to
attend further seminars and counseling.
• The School Head shall likewise ensure that the
appropriate interventions, counseling and other
services are provided for the victim or victims of
bullying.
BULLYING THAT RESULTS IN SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURIES
OR DEATH OR OTHER ACTS OF VIOLENCE OR ABUSE - R.A
9344 AND ITS IMPLEMENTING RULES AND REGULATIONS
(IRR)

THE DUE PROCESS: In all cases where

the imposable penalty on the
offending child is suspension,
exclusion or expulsion, the following
minimum requirements of due
process shall be complied with:
 The child The child shall
The decision The decision
and the be given the
of the school of the school
parents or opportunity
head must be head may be
guardians to answer the
in writing, appealed, as
must be complaint in
stating the provided in
informed of writing, with
facts and the existing rules
the the assistance
reasons for of the
complaint in of the parents
the decision; department
writing; or guardian;
 Section 13. IMPLEMENTATION OF
NON-PUNITIVE MEASURES.
Depending on the gravity of the bullying
committed by any pupil, student or learner, the
school may impose other non-punitive
measures in lieu of punitive measures, in
accordance with the principles of POSITIVE
AND NON-VIOLENT DISCIPLINE.
 Section 14. OTHER ACTS OF
VIOLENCE OR ABUSE.
Other serious acts of violence or
abuse committed by a pupil or learner
upon other pupil, student or learner
of the same school, shall, and
whenever appropriate, be dealt with
in accordance with the provisions of
Republic Act 9344 and its
Implementing Rules and Regulations.
 GUIDANCE COUNSELOR JOB
SPECIFICATION

I. GENERAL FUNCTIONAL STATEMENT

Supervise, operates and

implements the School’s
Guidance and Counseling
Services.
 JOB CHARACTERISTICS
A. Program Development
• Organizes and implements functional and
suitable Guidance and Counseling
Program.
• Plans monthly activities and prepares
required reports
• Implements guidelines and school policies
including children’s’ rights and protection.
• Formulates guidance and counseling forms
including individual inventory, agreement
forms.
• Makes an action research based on the
result of the identification of students’
needs and problems.
• Interprets the guidance programs to the
school staff and parents.
• Conducts in-depth study of special cases
and submits progress reports.
• Initiates and implements projects to
develop the students’ potentials.
• Gathers, organizes and disseminates
educational, occupational and personal-
social information to students, teachers and
parents.
• Recommends the purchase of psychological
tests and other guidance materials.
• Oversees the general environmental
condition of the guidance center and
accounting for the safety and maintenance
of its facilities.
• Assists in planning and implementation of
in-service education programs for teachers.
B. SERVICES TO STUDENTS
• Provides orientation to students in all year
levels.
• Gather pertinent data about students and
updates their guidance records.
• Administers and interprets psychological tests.
• Provides effective individual and group
counseling to students.
• Provides group guidance activities to students.
• Identifies students’ needs and problems.
• Follow-up students with special needs and
problems.
• Provides career counseling to students.
• Provides information about scholarship
programs to students.
• Counsels students’ educational, vocational,
personal, social, health and academic
problems.
• Holds leadership trainings for students such
as Peer Facilitators Training.
C. SERVICES TO TEACHERS
• Holds case conferences with the teachers to
improve their understanding of students’ needs
and characteristics.
• Designs and manages teachers’ training on
guidance-related topics enhancing their skills in
effective student management.
• Assists homeroom teachers in the planning of
homeroom activities.
• Assists teachers in the preparation and
adaptation of exercises and other guidance
materials for homeroom guidance use.
• Serves as a member of grievance and child
protection committee.
D. SERVICES TO PARENTS AND COMMUNITY
• Holds case conferences with the parents and
community.
• Serves as liaison person between the school and
the home.
• Acts as consultant to parents, out of school
youths and community.
• Conduct home visitations.
• Makes referrals to other government agencies
for special assistance.
• Coordinates with the community, NGO’s and
GO’s for program support.
• Holds seminars/trainings for parents for
effective parental-pupil relationship.
E. ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIP
• Directly responsible to the principal of the
school to which he is stationed; under the
general supervision of the Supervisor-in-
Charge of the Guidance and Counseling
Services.