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San Andres Nhs Child Protection Policy
San Andres Nhs Child Protection Policy
I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
This school policy shall be known as the “San Andres National High School Child
Protection and Anti-Bullying Policies”
San Andres National High School, in its pursuit to achieve DepEd’s mission of
promoting a child-friendly environment, gender-sensitive, and motivating environment,
is committed to adhere to the department’s policies of child protection and anti-bullying.
Every learner has the right to live in a safe environment. As a school where children
are envisioned to be the future leaders of this country, prompt and effective response
to all issues of bullying is ensured.
1. ensure that school personnel, students, parents and others stakeholders have
a full knowledge and understanding on child protection and bullying;
2. guide persons concerned on procedures in handling bullying incidents;
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The San Andres National High School Child Protection and Anti-Bullying Policies
will cover only to all students of San Andres National High School, San Andres, Villareal,
Samar. The policy will only be applicable to situations and activities happened within
the school premises.
A. “Child” – refers to any person below eighteen (18) years of age or those over
but are unable to fully take care of themselves or protect themselves from
abuse, neglect, cruelty, exploitation or discrimination because of a physical or
mental disability or condition; (RA 7610). For purposes of this Department Order,
the term also includes pupils or students who may be eighteen (18) years of age
or older but are in school.
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H. “School visitor or guest” – refers to any person who visits the school and has
official business with the school, and any person who does not have any official
business but is found within the premises of the school. This may include those
who are within the school premises for certain reasons e.g. student teachers,
catechists, service providers, suppliers, bidders, parents and guardians of other
children.
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There are two (2) main forms of child exploitation that are recognized:
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3. Taking of property;
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a. Blows such as, but not limited to, beating, kicking, hitting, slapping, or
lashing, or any part of a child’s body, with or without the use of an
instrument such as, but not limited to a cane, broom, stick, whip or
belt;
g. Tying up a child;
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long –term goals or impacts that teachers want to have on their students’ adult
lives, and using everyday situations and challenges as opportunities to teach
long-life skills and values to students.
II. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (DepEd Order No. 40, s 2012; p-12)
The School Head or Principal shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
4. Organize and convene the Child Protection Committee for the school;
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7. Ensure that the participatory and other rights of children are respected
and upheld in all matters and procedures affecting their welfare;
8. 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;
10. Ensure that the school adopts Student Code of Conduct to be followed by
every student/learner while on the school grounds, or when travelling to
and from school, or during a school-sponsored activity, and during lunch
period, whether on or off campus;
11. Adopt such conflict resolution mechanisms that respect the rights of
indigenous people, provided that they conform to this Department Order
and they uphold the rights of the child;
1. 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;
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2. Keep them in their company and support, educate and instruct them by
right precept and good example;
3. Give them love and affection, advice and counsel, companionship and
understanding;
4. Enhance, protect, preserve and maintain their physical and mental health
at all times;
9. Perform such other duties as are imposed by law upon them, as substitute
parents or guardians;
10. School personnel shall also strictly comply with the school’s child
protection policy.
Pupils, students and learners shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
1. Comply with the school’s regulations, as long as they are in harmony with
their best interests. Student/learners shall refrain from:
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The Child Protection Committee of San Andres National High School shall be
composed of the following:
1. Draft the school child protection policy with a code of conduct and a
plan to ensure child protection and safety, which shall be reviewed
every three (3) years.
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7. Coordinate closely with the Women and Child Protection Desks of the
Philippine National Police (PNP), the Local Social Welfare and
Development Office (LSWDO), other government agencies, and non-
governmental organizations (NGOs), as may be appropriate;
9. Ensure that the children’s right to be heard are respected and upheld
in all matters and procedures affecting their welfare.
2. The committee member shall make it clear to the victim that revenge
is not the solution;
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3. The committee member shall record the details of the incident and
discuss it with the persons involved to ensure accuracy;
10. A review meeting shall take place to assess how successful initial
intervention has been and decide whether any further action needs to
be taken.
3. Further actions will be made to help the bully (bullies) change their
behaviour;
4. If the bullying behaviour continues, and counselling has not worked,
then sanctions follow. Appropriate sanctions will be applied to the bully
and if necessary and appropriate, police will be consulted;
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3. After the incident / incidents have been investigated and dealt with,
each case will be monitored to ensure repeated bullying does not take
place.
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c. Procedures – 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:
1. The child and the parents or guardians must be informed of the complaint
in writing;
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3. The decision of the school head must be in writing, stating the facts and
the reasons for the decisions;
Section 18. Other serious acts of violence or abuse. Other serious acts of
violence or abuse committed by a pupil, student or learner upon another 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.
The following acts, as defined in Section 6 of this Policy Order are hereby
prohibited ad shall be penalized in administrative proceedings as Grave or Simple
Misconduct depending on the gravity of the act and its consequences, under existing
laws, rules and regulations:
1. Child abuse;
2. Discrimination against children;
3. Child exploitation;
4. Violence Against Children in school;
5. Corporal punishment;
6. Bringing of deadly weapons (e.g. knife, gun, ice pick, etc.);
7. Stealing and destruction of school facilities;
8. Drinking liquor and attending classes drunk;
9. Using prohibited drugs (e.g. rugby, marijuana, shabu, etc.)
10. Cigarette smoking;
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A. The School Head or the Schools Division Superintendent, upon receipt of the
Complaint, shall forward the same, within forty-eight (48) hours, to the
Disciplinary Authority, who shall then issue an Order for the Conduct of a fact-
finding investigation, not later than seventy-two (72) hours from submission.
These periods shall be strictly observed, except when justified by circumstances
beyond their control; Provided, that, 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.
B. If a complaint is not sufficient in form, the concerned School Head, School
Division Superintendent, or Disciplining Authority shall immediately inform the
complainant of the requirements of a formal complaint. Upon the filing of the
formal complaint, the same shall be acted upon pursuant to the preceding
paragraphs.
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On the other hand, the Magna Carta for Public School Teachers protects the
rights of teachers and no publicity shall be given to any disciplinary action against a
teacher during the pendency of his or her case.
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Criminal and civil liability arising from child abuse, discrimination, exploitation,
and other acts of abuse are separate and distinct, and shall not be a bar to the filing of
an administrative case under these guidelines.
Any part or provision of this Policy Order which may be held invalid or
unconstitutional shall not affect the validity and effectivity of the other provisions.
This school policy known as the “San Andres National High School Child
Protection and Anti-Bullying Policies” shall take effect immediately upon the approval of
the concerned DepEd authorities thereon.
CONCEPCION P. MABINI
Principal/CPC Chairperson
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