CODE OF ETHICS FOR

PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS
Arlene R. Remulla & Christien P. Leynes
 THE TEACHER AND THE
STATE (ARTICLE II)
• As a trustee of of the cultural and
educational heritage of the nation, the
teacher is duty bound to learners such
heritage and must exert the best effort
possible to promote obedience to the laws of
the state.
• Demonstrate full commitment and devotion
to duty.
• Exercise his right of suffrage and all other
 THE TEACHER AND THE
STATE (ARTICLE II)
• Refrain from using his position or official
authority to influence or coerce the polotical
actions or behaviors of other persons.
• Enjoy academic freedom and be responsible
in taking the privilege of expounding the
product of his researchers and investigations
in the interest of the nation.
 THE TEACHER AND THE
COMMUNITY (ARTICLE III)
• Provide an environment conducive to
learning and youth development.
• Provide leadership and initiative for the
betterment of the commmunity.
• Refrain from engaging in all sorts of
immoral activities.
• Study, understand and promote local
customs and traditions.
 THE TEACHER AND THE
COMMUNITY (ARTICLE III)
• Keep the community informed about school’s
works,activities and establishments.
• Establish and maintain harmonious relation-
ships with other professionals, government
officials and practically, all people.
• Attend freely one’s church and worships as
appropriate without using his position to
influence others.
 THE TEACHER AND THE
PROFESSION (ARTICLE IV)
• Manifest pride in the nobility of the
teaching profession.
• Always be at his best in the practice of
the profession.
• Avoid making improper misrepresen-
tations in the process of seeking support
for the school.
 THE TEACHER AND THE
PROFESSION (ARTICLE IV)
•Engage actively and continuously
in one’s professional growth and
advancement.
•Live up to the nobility and
integrity of the teaching
profession.
 THE TEACHER AND THE TEACHING
COMMUNITY (ARTICLE V)
• Be imbued with the spirit of professional
loyalty, faithfulness, and cooperativeness
with others in the teaching profession.
• Sincerely acknowledge/recognize assistance
received from colleagues.
• Organize and turn over records and other
data to his/her successor.
 THE TEACHER AND THE TEACHING
COMMUNITY (ARTICLE V)

• Keep information confidential until after

it has been formally released.
• Seek correctives for unprofessional/
unethical conduct of an associate.
 THE TEACHER AND THE HIGHER AUTHORITIES
IN THE PROFESSION (ARTICLE VI)

• Support the legitimate policies of the

school and the administration regardless
of personal feeling or private opinion.
• Make no any false anonymous
accusations or charges against
superiors.
• Observe proper protocol in transacting
official business.
 THE TEACHER AND THE HIGHER AUTHORITIES
IN THE PROFESSION (ARTICLE VI)

• Consider the welfare and interest of the learners

when seeking redress, against all forms of injustice
and in raising grievances to the administration.
• Recognize the principle that appointments,
promotions and transfers are made only at the
basis of merit are needed in the interest of service.
• Live up to his contract, i.e. employment terms and
conditions.
 THE SCHOOL OFFICIALS, TEACHERS,
AND OTHER PERSONNEL (ARTICLE VII)

• Show professional courtesy, helpfulness and

sympathy towards teachers and other personnel.
• Consider policy formulation and change
innovations as cooperative responsibility.
• Attend to the professional growth of teachers, i.e.
promotion, recognition, attendance to in-service
trainings.
 THE SCHOOL OFFICIALS, TEACHERS,
AND OTHER PERSONNEL (ARTICLE VII)

• Never dismiss or recommend for dismissal of a

teacher or other subordinates except for just a
cause.
• Ensure that public school teachers are employed
in accordance with pertinent civil service rules and
private school teachers, in accordance with the
contracts.
 THE TEACHERS AND THE
LEARNERS (ARTICLE VIII)
• Determine the academic marks and promotion of
learners in accordance with generally accepted
procedures of measurement and evaluation.
• Recognize that the first and foremost concern of
the teachers is the interest and the welfare of the
learners.
• Make no prejudice or discrimination against any
learner.
 THE TEACHERS AND THE
LEARNERS (ARTICLE VIII)
• Avoid accepting favors and gifts from
learners, their parents or others in
exchange for requested concessions.
• Refrain from accepting any
renumeration from tutorials rendered to
their own students.
 THE TEACHERS AND THE
LEARNERS (ARTICLE VIII)
• Evaluate the learner’s work only on
merit and quality of academic
performance.
• Exercise utmost professional discretion
in a situation on matters pertaining to
personal relationship with the learner.
 THE TEACHERS AND THE
LEARNERS (ARTICLE VIII)
• Desist from inflicting any form of corporal
punishment on noffending pupils/students; make
no deductions from the learner’s scholastic
grade as a punishment for student’s offense.
• Extend needed assistance to ensure maximum
development of learners and prevent or solve
learner’s problems and difficulties.
 THE TEACHERS AND THE
PARENTS (ARTICLE IX)
• Establish and maintain harmonious relation-
ships with parents and treat them with
utmost respect.
• Inform parents of the progress and all sorts
of deficiencies of their children.
• Be tactful in dealing with parents regarding
their children’s deficiencies.
 THE TEACHERS AND THE
PARENTS (ARTICLE IX)
• Seek parents cooperation for the proper
guidance and improvement of the learners.
• Discourage the parents from making ill
remarks nd unfounded criticisms about the
school as a whole.
• Hear parents complaints with sympathy and
understanding.
 THE TEACHER AND THE
BUSINESS (ARTICLE X)
• Engage in a legitimate income generating
activities.
• Maintain a good reputation with respect to
finacial matters.
• Settle promptly all debts and/or make
satisfactory arrangement on his private
financial affairs.
 THE TEACHER AND THE
BUSINESS (ARTICLE X)
• Avoid acting as agent of any business
venture engaged in furnishing textbooks
and other school commodities, of which,
he can possiby exercise influence in
their purchase or distribution.
 THE TEACHER AS A PERSON
(ARTICLE XI)
• Live with dignity at all times wherever
he/she is.
• Place premium upon self-respect and
self-discipline.
• Serve as a model worthy or emulation.
• Recognize GOD as guide of his own
destiny and of others.
 DISCIPLINARY ACTION
(ARTICLE XII)
• Revocation of the Certificate of
Registration and License as a
Professional Teacher
• Suspension from the practice of
teaching profession.
• Reprimand or cancellation of
temporary/special permit.