The document outlines student decorum policies and disciplinary procedures for GLFNS students. It discusses maintaining cleanliness and orderliness, avoiding disruptive behaviors, and upholding the school's integrity. Minor offenses include littering or improper uniform and may result in warnings, suspensions, or counseling. Major offenses like cheating, stealing, or drug use will be handled by the Discipline Committee, which can impose suspensions over 7 days or expulsions. Any disciplinary actions must follow proper notice, hearings, appeals, and documentation procedures.
The document outlines student decorum policies and disciplinary procedures for GLFNS students. It discusses maintaining cleanliness and orderliness, avoiding disruptive behaviors, and upholding the school's integrity. Minor offenses include littering or improper uniform and may result in warnings, suspensions, or counseling. Major offenses like cheating, stealing, or drug use will be handled by the Discipline Committee, which can impose suspensions over 7 days or expulsions. Any disciplinary actions must follow proper notice, hearings, appeals, and documentation procedures.
The document outlines student decorum policies and disciplinary procedures for GLFNS students. It discusses maintaining cleanliness and orderliness, avoiding disruptive behaviors, and upholding the school's integrity. Minor offenses include littering or improper uniform and may result in warnings, suspensions, or counseling. Major offenses like cheating, stealing, or drug use will be handled by the Discipline Committee, which can impose suspensions over 7 days or expulsions. Any disciplinary actions must follow proper notice, hearings, appeals, and documentation procedures.
students with academic and life skills but also with positive values. Hence, every student is trained to be refined in thoughts, words and actions. Maintenance of Student peace and order Decorum inside the school by In this regard, the following shall be practiced being orderly, by all GLFNS students: courteous, and respectful; Keeping the school clean, tidy Student and attractive by disposing trashes properly; avoiding Decorum vandalism; participating In this regard, the actively in clean and green following shall be practiced by all GLFNS students: projects; and making the rooms and premises free from litters and the walls from unpleasant graffiti; Disengaging from Student boisterous/unbecoming Decorum conducts such as In this regard, the loitering around, following shall be practiced by all GLFNS students: whistling, loud talking, giggling or any other action which may distract others from their studies; Upholding the Student Decorum name and integrity In this regard, the of the school following shall be practiced by all GLFNS students: anytime, anywhere by behaving in accordance with accepted norms. SCHOOL DISCIPLINE The goal of discipline is to develop a healthy atmosphere of respect, to effect change, and to maintain an orderly environment conducive to learning. The school does not discipline a student out of anger or for the sake of convenience, but always with the desire to help the students do what is right. Deliberate disturbance of classes Non-attendance to flag ceremony or school activities Minor without valid reason Offenses Improper use of school uniform Running, loitering around and making noise along the corridors Reading or viewing of inappropriate materials and contents during Minor class hours Offenses Texting, messaging, calling or engaging in social media activities during class hours; Littering Leaving the classroom without permission Minor Improper behavior during Offenses flag ceremony/assemblies Uttering profanities/swearwords inside the school campus
For repetitive commission of any minor offense, the subject teacher or class Disciplinary adviser concerned are given the Actions authority to impose reasonable disciplinary action/s. In no case, Disciplinary actions are however, shall the subject teacher corrective measures imposed or class adviser impose as a consequence of acts punishments specified in Chapter which are in violation of the 3, Section 1.1.2, page 90 of provisions of Section VII of this DECS/DepEd Service Manual 2000 Student Handbook. (i.e., corporal punishments, manual work or degrading tasks). For guidance, the following sanctions may be imposed: 1st Offense – Reprimand with Disciplinary counselling with parent Actions 2nd Offense – Suspension of 1-2 days with counselling with parent 3rd Offense – shall be treated as a less grave offense, thus 3 days suspension Cheating/dishonesty Stealing Assaulting a teacher, or Major Offenses any other school authority or his agents, or other learner/s Smoking inside the school premises and bringing tobacco products, vapes, etc. Vandalism – writing on or destroying school property like chairs, tables, windows, books, laboratory equipment Major Offenses and others Gambling of any sort Drinking intoxicants and liquor or entering the school premises under the influence of liquor, or bringing of alcoholic beverages Carrying and concealing deadly weapons or instruments Major Offenses Extortion or asking money or in kind from others Fighting, causing injury to others Hazing in any form or manner whether inside or outside the school premises Preventing, threatening learners or faculty members or school authorities from discharging their duties or Major Offenses from attending classes or entering school premises Forging or tampering with school records or transfer forms Patronizing suspected prostitution den, gambling and pornographic places Bringing, using and selling of pornographic materials Selling stolen goods in Major Offenses school Going to restricted places Tampering of school ID such as placing stickers and other objects on school ID, Not giving letter to parents Drug dependency or drug use, possession, and sale of prohibited drugs such as Major Offenses marijuana, ecstasy, shabu, etc. (it shall be subject to the Guidelines prescribed by DO 40 s. 2012 entitled Guidelines for the Conduct of Random Drug Testing in Public and Private Secondary Schools, and RA 9165 and its IRR) Joining fraternities, sororities, and gangs; Major Offenses and Other analogous acts that may endanger/threaten any learner, school personnel, or the school. For major offenses (acts punishable by suspension or expulsion depending on the gravity of the same), the Committee on School Discipline shall convene and make deliberations and recommendations or levy appropriate actions which are adherent to the pertinent provisions on Suspension/Expulsion of DECS/DepEd Service manual 2000, Chapter 3, Section 1.1.2. For guidance, the School Discipline Committee may refer to the following: 1st Offense – Suspension for seven (7) days 2nd Offense – Suspension for more than seven (7) days but not more than one (1) year – refer to the SDS for approval 3rd Offense – Suspension for one (1) year or more – refer it to the Secretary for approval 4th Offense – Expulsion – refer to the Secretary for approval Procedure in Student Discipline In order to properly address and exhaust all legal and democratic means on issues concerning learner discipline, the following courses of action shall serve as guide for the PARTIES involved: The School Head shall issue a Notice in writing to the learner through the Parent/Guardian by personal service or any other means of service within three (3) working days from date of incident/report; The Answer in writing of the learner with the assistance of the parents/guardian must be submitted within three (3) working days from receipt on Notice. A Notice of Conference with parents/guardian shall be issued within three (3) working days from receipt of Answer. The conference shall be before the School Head if it is a first minor offense; otherwise, before the Child Protection Committee: The parties shall be given a chance to be heard. The conference must be recorded through a minutes of conference duly signed by all die parties and members present. The Decision in writing shall be issued within 3 working days by the School Head. Reprimand shall be final and executory. The Decision imposing a penalty of suspension is appealable to the SDS for public schools The decision of the school on every case involving the penalty of exclusion from the rolls, together with all the pertinent papers therefor, shall be filed in the school for a period of one year in order to afford the Department the opportunity to review the case in the event an appeal is taken by the party concerned. The Decision in every case involving the penalty of expulsion, together with the supporting papers shall be forwarded to the Regional Office concerned within ten (10) days from the termination of the investigation of each case. The decision imposing die penalty of expulsion must be referred to the Secretary for approval before implementation. Pending the case, the learners and parents/guardians shall undergo counselling and appropriate interventions such as but not limited to the following: referral to the MSWDO for psycho-social support, attendance to character formation activities, community service provided it will not disrupt class hours, etc.