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Republic Act No. 10627 or The "Anti-Bullying Act of 2013" Is A Relatively New Law Which Seeks To Address Hostile Environment at School That Disrupts
Republic Act No. 10627 or The "Anti-Bullying Act of 2013" Is A Relatively New Law Which Seeks To Address Hostile Environment at School That Disrupts
Republic Act No. 10627 or the "Anti-Bullying Act of 2013" is a relatively new
law which seeks to address hostile environment at school that disrupts
the education process which, in turn, is not conducive to the total
development of a child at school.
𝘼 .𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣
Republic Act 10627, or the Anti-Bullying Act (the “Act”), aims to protect children enrolled in
kindergarten, elementary, and secondary schools and learning centers (collectively, “Schools”)
from being bullied. It requires Schools to adopt policies to address the existence of bullying in
their respective institutions.
𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜?
Bullying refers to any repeated or severe use by one or more students of a verbal, electronic or
written expression, or a physical gesture or act that can bring physical or emotional harm to the
victim. Bullying is also perceived as creating an unfriendly environment for the other student that can
cause disruption in the education process.
• Provide counseling and other necessary services for the victims, perpetrators and family members.
• Allow students to anonymously report bullying provided, that no disciplinary administrative action
will be taken against the reported student based solely on the anonymous report;
• Educate parents and guardians about the anti-bullying polices, dynamics of bullying and how
parents and guardians can provide support and reinforce policies at home; and
• Keep a public record of statistics and relevant information on acts of bullying. However, the names
of the students who were reported to have committed the acts of bullying must be treated with
confidentiality and will only be made available to the teachers and school administration that are
directly responsible for the said students and parents or guardians of the victims of bullying.