Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region XII
Kidapawan City Division
MUA-AN INTEGRATED SCHOOL
Mua-an, Kidapawan City
CHILD PROTECTION POLICY
DECLARATION OF POLICY
•Deped shall ensure that our schools are conducive to the education of children.
The best interest of the child shall be the paramount consideration in all decisions
and actions involving children. Teachers are their substitute parents and are
expected to discharge their functions and duties with this in mind.
•DepED shall promulgate a zero tolerance policy for any act of child abuse,
exploitation, violence, discrimination, bullying and other forms of abuse, thus,
upholds to the following policies:
1. School administrators, academic and non-academic personnel are prohibited
from committing a single act or a series of acts against a student which result in
or is likely to result in physical, sexual, 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:
a. Physical violence
b. Sexual violence
c. Psychological violence
d. Other acts of violence
2. Students should be protected from “Corporal Punishment”, which 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 individual who has been given
or has assumed authority or responsibility for punishment or discipline.
3. “Bullying or Peer Abuse”, which refers to a willful aggressive behavior that is
directed towards a particular victim who may be out-numbered, younger, weak,
with disability, less confident, or otherwise vulnerable, more particularly, bullying
and cyber-bullying, should be noted and resolved immediately to protect
individual rights and privileges.
4. Students should be secured from any “sexual violence” which include verbal
sexual violence in school, inappropriate touching of private parts, or worse,
penetration of the male organ to a female organ and the like, by anybody who is
a person in authority in school or in the community.
5. School administrators, academic and non-academic personnel are also held
accountable if known or caught saying words or doing things which humiliate a
child and result to psychological violence.
6. School administrators, academic and non-academic personnel are expected to
foster the establishment of a child-friendly school, so students will find the
security they need and they will be comfortable and more eager to accept secular
learning every day.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SCHOOL
1. Ensure the institution of effective child protection policies and procedures and
monitor compliance thereof;
2. Ensure that the school adopts a child protection policy, organize and convene
Child Protection Committee (CPC) for the school;
3. Conduct the capacity building activities for the members of the CPC and
Guidance Counselors/Teachers;
4. Ensure that the participatory and other rights of children are respected and
upheld in all matters and procedures affecting their welfare;
5. Coordinate with appropriate offices and other agency or instrumentality for
appropriate assistance and intervention, as may be required in the performance
of its functions.
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Child Protection Committee (CPC)
Estela S. Sinang –Chairperson
Jesoleth S. Mamacus –Vice Chairperson
Ma. Joy D. Nemiaga -Representative of the Teachers Association
Pastor Zaldy Gersaba -Representative of the Parents Teachers Association
Mel Angelou P. Bergante -Representative of the Supreme Student Government
Kagawad Leonardo C. Martinez III -Representative from the Community
Prepared By:
JESOLETH S. MAMACUS
School Guidance Counselor
Noted:
ESTELA S. SINANG
Principal
Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
Region XII
Kidapawan City Division
MUA-AN INTEGRATED SCHOOL
Mua-an, Kidapawan City
CHILD PROTECTION POLICY
School Year 2015-2016
DECLARATION OF POLICY
•Deped shall ensure that our schools are conducive to the education of children. The best interest of the child
shall be the paramount consideration in all decisions and actions involving children. Teachers are their
substitute parents and are expected to discharge their functions and duties with this in mind. These policies,
if followed, will help in the realization of having a child friendly school. It will also help protect the rights of
every child.
•DepED shall circulate a zero tolerance policy for any act of child abuse, exploitation, violence, discrimination,
bullying and other forms of abuse, thus, upholds to the following policies:
1. School administrators, academic and non-academic personnel are prohibited from committing a single act
or a series of acts against a student which result in or is likely to result in physical, sexual, 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:
a. Physical violence
b. Sexual violence
c. Psychological violence
d. Other acts of violence
2. Students should be protected from “Corporal Punishment”, which 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 individual who has been given
or has assumed authority or responsibility for punishment or discipline.
3. “Bullying or Peer Abuse”, which refers to a willful aggressive behavior that is directed towards a
particular victim who may be out-numbered, younger, weak, with disability, less confident, or otherwise
vulnerable, more particularly, bullying and cyber-bullying, should be noted and resolved immediately to
protect individual rights and privileges.
4. Students should be secured from any “sexual violence” which include verbal sexual violence in school,
inappropriate touching of private parts, or worse, penetration of the male organ to a female organ and the
like, by anybody who is a person in authority in school or in the community.
5. School administrators, academic and non-academic personnel are also held accountable if known or
caught saying words or doing things which humiliate a child and result to psychological violence.
6. School administrators, academic and non-academic personnel are expected to foster the establishment of
a child-friendly school, so students will find the security they need and they will be comfortable and more
eager to accept secular learning every day.
7. Students should be protected from child labor as initiated by school administrators, academic and nonacademic personnel or anybody in authority as a means of paying a specified amount for getting work done
with minimum wage since it is accomplished by a minor.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SCHOOL
1. Ensure the institution of effective child protection policies and procedures and monitor compliance thereof;
2. Ensure that the school adopts a child protection policy, organize and convene Child Protection Committee
(CPC) for the school;
3. Conduct the capacity building activities for the members of the CPC and Guidance Counselors/Teachers;
4. Ensure that the participatory and other rights of children are respected and upheld in all matters and
procedures affecting their welfare;
5. Coordinate with appropriate offices and other agency or instrumentality for appropriate assistance and
intervention, as may be required in the performance of its functions.
6. Discern students who are in dire need of immediate necessities like food, clothes and the like and offer
any available aid or match up with stakeholders who are capable of giving the desired assistance.
7. Educate teaching staff and parents about these existing Child Protection Policies of the School for the
purpose of encouraging a full-forced implementation involving all concerned individuals.
Child Protection Committee (CPC)
1. Estela S. Sinang –
2. Jesoleth S. Mamacus –
3. Ma. Joy D. Nemiaga 4. Pastor Saldy S. Gersaba 5. Kenny Bless O. Tanique 6. Kagawad Leonardo C. Martinez III -
Chairperson (Principal)
Vice Chairperson (Designated Guidance Teacher)
Representative of the Teachers Association
Representative of the Parents Teachers Association
Representative of the Supreme Student Government
Representative from the Community (BCPC Chairman)
Prepared By:
JESOLETH S. MAMACUS
School Guidance Teacher
Noted:
ESTELA S. SINANG
Principal I