CLASSROOM-BASED
ORIENTATION
Child Protection Policy
Learner Rights
Code of Conduct
How are you today?
Report on the Incidence of
Bullying in Schools
A total of 25 cases of bullying were reported in
the school (23 cases from JHS and 2 cases
from SHS) for year 2024-2025.
14 cases of Physical Bullying, 6 cases of
Social Bullying while 4 cases of Gender-Based
Bullying in JHS while 2 cases of Social
Bullying in SHS.
Family Code of the Philippines
Article 218, 220, 233 and PD 603
Gives the school, its administrators and
teachers, or the individual, entity or institution
engaged in child care the special parental
authority and responsibility over the minor
child while under their supervision, instruction
or custody.
Art. 233
The person exercising substitute parental authority
shall have the same authority over the person of the
child as the parents.
In no case shall the school administrator, teacher or
individual engaged in child care exercising special
parental authority inflict corporal punishment upon
the child. (n)
Code of Ethics for
Professional Teachers
Art. VIII
Sec. 2 A teacher shall recognize that the interest and welfare of
learners are of first and foremost concern, and shall deal
justifiably and impartially with each of them.
Sec. 8 A teacher shall not inflict corporal punishment on
offending learners nor make deductions from their scholastic
ratings as a punishment for acts which are clearly not
manifestation of poor scholarship.
What are Child Rights?
Child Rights are human
rights with additional rights
and
provisions
to
safeguard
the
care,
protection,
development
and well-being of children.
Four Main Areas or “Baskets” (Groups) of Children’s Rights:
Protection
•
Programs,
services,
procedures,
and
structures intended to prevent and respond
to
abuse,
neglect,
exploitation,
discrimination, violence, and bullying.
Learner Protection Policies:
Policy
Short Title
Scope
Legal Basis
DO No. 40,
s. 2012
DepEd Child Protection
Policy
Teaching and NonTeaching Personnel
against a Child
*(with exemptions)
Republic Act (RA) No. 7610
Special Protection of Children
against Child Abuse, Exploitation,
and Discrimination
Learner to learner
(peer to peer)
RA No. 10627
Anti-Bullying Act of 2013
DO No. 55,
s. 2013
Implementing Rules and
Regulations of RA No.
10627
DO No. 18,
s, 2015
Guidelines on the
Child is adjudged as, or
Management of
accused of, committing
Children-At-Risk and
a crime (Learner
Children in Conflict with
against the State)
the Law
RA No. 9344
as amended by RA No. 10630
Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act
DO No. 40, 2012 – Child Protection Policy
The Department of Education (“DepEd”) shall ensure
that schools are a safe place for the education of
children.
The best interest of the child shall be the
paramount consideration in all decisions and
actions involving children.
This is a zero-tolerance policy for any act of
child
abuse,
exploitation,
violence,
discrimination, bullying and other related
offenses.
DO No. 40, 2012 – Child Protection Policy
Coverage of DepEd’s CPP
Children who are enrolled in the basic education
system;
School Personnel
School Head
Teaching or Non-Teaching personnel
School Visitor or Guest Media
Suppliers or Bidders
Parents and Guardians, etc.
Who is a child?
Any person below eighteen (18) years of age or
those over but are unable to fully take care of or
protect themselves because of a physical or mental
disability
or
condition.
Pupils or students who may be eighteen (18) years
of age or older but are in school.
Prohibited Acts:
• Child abuse
• Discrimination against children;
• Child exploitation;
• Violence against children in school;
• Corporal punishment;
• Any analogous or similar acts; and
• Bullying or peer abuse
Pr o hi bit ed A ct : 1 . C hi ld A buse
1. CHILD ABUSE
Refers to the maltreatment of a child;
1) Psychological or Emotional Abuse or Physical Abuse;
2) Neglect or Cruelty;
3) Sexual Abuse and Emotional Maltreatment;
4) Any act by deeds or words that degrades the dignity of a child
as a human being;
5) Unreasonable deprivation of the child’s basic needs for survival;
6) Failure to immediately give medical treatment to an injured
child resulting in serious impairment of the child’s growth and
development and permanent incapacity or death.
P r o hibited A ct : 2 . D i s c r i m i n a1.
t i oCHILD
n A g a i n s tABUSE
Children
Refers to an act of exclusion,
distinction,
restriction or
preference which impairs the
recognition, enjoyment or
exercise by all pupils or
students on an equal footing,
of all rights and freedoms.
Prohibited Act: 3. Child 1.
Exploitation
CHILD ABUSE
Refers to the use of children
for someone else’s advantage,
gratification
or
profit
resulting in unjust, cruel and
harmful treatment of the
child.
Prohibited Act: 3. Child 1.
Exploitation
CHILD ABUSE
1) Sexual Exploitation – refers to the abuse of a position of
vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual
purposes.
2) Economic exploitation – refers to the use of the child in
work or other activities for the benefit of others.
In 2022, across age groups, child laborers aged 15-17 years
old continued to account for the largest share of working
children engaged in child labor, majority from
SOCCSKSARGEN.
Prohibited Act: 4. Corporal
Punishment
1. CHILD ABUSE
Refers to a kind of punishment or
penalty imposed for an alleged or
actual offense, which is carried out
or inflicted, for the purpose of
discipline, training or control, by a
teacher, school administrator, an
adult, or any other child who has
been given or has assumed
authority or responsibility for
punishment or discipline.
Prohibited Act: 5.
1. CHILD ABUSE
Violence against children committed in schools
a single act or a series of acts
by school administrators, academic and nonacademic personnel
against a child
which result in or is likely to result in physical,
sexual, psychological harm or suffering, or other
abuses including threats of such acts, battery,
assault, coercion, harassment or arbitrary
deprivation of liberty. It includes, but is not limited
to the following acts:
1. Physical violence
2. Sexual violence
3. Psychological violence
4. Other acts of violence
Prohibited Act: 6. Bullying
or
Peer
Abuse
1. CHILD ABUSE
DepEd Order No. 55, 2013 (RA 10627)
Any severe or repeated behavior
by one or more students
of a written, verbal or electronic
expression, or a physical act or gesture,
or any combination thereof,
directed at another student
Prohibited Act: 6. Bullying
or
Peer
Abuse
1. CHILD ABUSE
DepEd Order No. 55, 2013 (RA 10627)
Effects of Bullying
1. actually causing or placing the victim in reasonable fear
of physical or emotional harm or damage to his property;
2. a hostile environment at school for the other student;
3. infringing on the rights of the other student at school;
4. materially and substantially disrupting the education
process or the orderly operation of a school; such as, but
not limited to, the following:
Prohibited Act: 6. Bullying
or
Peer
Abuse
1. CHILD ABUSE
Acts of Bullying
DepEd Order No. 55, 2013 (RA 10627)
• Any unwanted physical contact between the BULLY and
the VICTIM like punching, pushing, shoving, kicking,
slapping, tickling, headlocks, inflicting school pranks,
teasing, fighting, and use of available objects as weapons
• any slanderous statement or accusation, any foullanguage,
name-calling,
tormenting,
commenting
negatively
Prohibited Act: 6. Bullying
or
Peer
Abuse
1. CHILD ABUSE
DepEd Order No. 55, 2013 (RA 10627)
Cyber-bullying - bullying done through the use of
technology or electronic means.
Social-bullying - any deliberate, repetitive and aggressive
social behavior intended to hurt or belittle individual or
group.
Gender-Based bullying - Any act that humiliates or excludes
a person on the basis of perceived or actual sexual
orientation and gender-identity.
WHO
WHAT
WHERE
WHEN
Who are the main
characters in a bullying
incident?
What are the acts that
constitute bullying?
Where is bullying
committed?
When is bullying
committed?
Learner-bully
Learner-victim
By-standers
(teachers, classmates,
and other school
personnel)
Severe OR repeated use School grounds
of written, verbal,
Property immediately
electronic, physical act or adjacent to the school
gesture
School bus stops
School bus stops or
Physical bullying
vehicles
Verbal bullying
owned/leased/used by a
Cyberbullying
school
Social bullying
Gender-based bullying Privately-owned school
buses accredited by the
school
During classes
Vacant periods
Recess/Lunch Breaks
During school-sponsored
or school-related
activities
During activities not
sanctioned by the school
but committed through
the use of technology
Learner against another learner
REMEMBER:
Bullying is ONLY
learner to learner
in nature.
REMEMBER:
Bullying cannot
be settled at the
Barangay level.
All public & private elementary and
secondary schools shall establish a
Child Protection Committee (CPC)
• School Head / Administrator
• Guidance Counselor / Teacher
• Teacher Representative
• Parent Representative
• Student Representative
• Barangay Representative
CPC as the Bullying Committee
•Multidisciplinary team/committee
•Participation of relevant stakeholders
•Identification of appropriate intervention
CPC as the Bullying Committee
• RGCs or Guidance Designates ARE NOT authorized
to give sanctions
• Yes- RGCs/ Guidance Designates are part of factfinding and documentation (Sec. 10(B)(c), DO 55, s.
2013)
Authority to Impose Sanctions
Conditions on Providing Sanctions
Sanctions
Due Process
Teresa National High School, Anti-Bullying Policy
Reporting and Referral Procedure
WHO CAN REPORT?
Learners, Parents, Teachers,
Concerned Citizen
WHAT TO REPORT?
Abuse, Exploitation,
Violence, Discrimination,
Bullying, child marriage
DUTY OF THE CPC
Intake Sheet
Risk Assessment
Coordinate with DO
WHEN TO REPORT?
As soon as possible
WHOM TO REPORT?
School Heads
Guidance Counselor
Any member of the CPC
Source: AnnexD., DM-OUOPS-2024-05-07998, Reporting and Referral
General Conduct of Learners:
Attend flag ceremony every Monday.
Participate in the singing of the Philippine
National Anthem and School Hymns.
Show courtesy and respect to fellow
students, teachers, non-teaching
personnel and visitors.
General Conduct of Learners:
Students are required to fill out the
Permission Slip (see appendix B) upon
leaving the school campus.
Refrain from using the cellular phones
and other electronic devices during
class hours. (allowed during
emergencies)
General Conduct of Learners:
General Conduct of Learners:
Avoid bringing of pornographic materials or
storing them in cellphones and other
electronic devices.
Follow classroom policies established
by the adviser and subject teachers.
General Conduct of
Learners:
No Smoking in the school premises.
Avoid membership, recruitment,
engagement or support to activities
related to fraternities, sororities, gang,
or organizations not recognized or
approved by the school.
General Conduct of
Learners:
Keep away from any activities that may
dishonor the school, both inside and
outside the school campus.
Save water, light and other resources.
General Conduct of
Learners:
Do not stay in the canteen, lobby or other
areas inside the school campus during
class hours.
Display appropriate behavior in faculty
rooms, library, hallways and other
offices in the school.
General Conduct of
Learners:
Avoid cheating in any form.
No bullying.
Maintain cleanliness in the school campus.
General Conduct of
Learners:
Abstain from displaying immoral acts
(kissing, touching, necking, petting and
others) both inside and outside the
campus.
No bringing and drinking of alcoholic
beverage inside the school.
General Conduct of
Learners:
Abstain from possession, handling or
peddling of dangerous and illegal drugs.
No bringing of deadly weapons such as
knives, knuckles, guns, blades and the
like in the school premises.
General Conduct of
Learners:
Do not engage in gambling, extortion and
the like.
Discourage the presence of outsiders
during class hours.
General Conduct of
Learners:
Refrain from climbing the school fence to
leave the campus.
No body tattoo (henna, permanent and
other means), loud hair colors and
earrings for boys.
General Conduct of
Learners:
Follow proper waste segregation.
Honor the school, teachers, nonteaching personnel, visitors and school
property.
People don’t care how much
you know
unless they know how much
YOU CARE.
Thank You!