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Subject: SAFEGUARDING STAI{DARDS FOR ONTINE II{TERACTIO WITH
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Dater August 12,2O2O

1. The Department of Education issued DepEd Order No. 12 s. 2020 entitled

"Adoption of the Basic Education Irarning Continuity Plan Ior School Year 202G
m21 in the Ught oI the CO\1D-19 Public Health Emergency" which emphasizes
provisions of learning opportunities for learners through blended distance leaming
modalities.

2 In view of the plans that are geared towards such modalities, and through the use of
different communication platforms, such as use of social media, to communicate
with leamers and parentt and to facilitate leaming and other school related tasks,
this Office craJted these saJeguarding standards to govide guidance in:

a- Saleguarding leamers'rights to a safe leaming environment against potential

abuse, and to observe a code of conduct during on-line interaction with co-
learners ald teachers;

b. Advocating the desired demeanor and mtions of teachers whmever they are
dealing with or conmrmicating with learnels during the conduct of online
school activities and with parmts/guardian6 when discussing school related
mattels;

c. Enioinirg parents/guardians to abide by identfied applicable nomrs and

behavioral standards as they play an important role in saleguarding their
clildren s access witl social media plafforms and in co-Iacilitating their
children s distance leaming and coordilation with teacheN.

3. The standards provided herein are based on various rules and issuances, such as the
Child and Youth WelJare Code, as a.arended, DepEd Cfld Protection Policy and the
Code oI Conduct for Professional Teachers.

4. Private xhools are likewise encoulaged to adopt these standards

5. Ior guidance and compliance of all concemed.

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Attachment to Division Memorandum No. s. 2020

1. INTRODUCTION AND RATIONALE:

The Department of Education issued DepEd Order No. 12 s. 2020 entided
"Adoption of the Basic Education l€arning Continuity Plan for School Year
2O2U2027 in the Ught of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency", which
emphasized provisions of learning opportunities for leamers through
blended disqnce learning modalities.

Likewis€, in support to stategies in implgmenting blended learning delivery

modalities contaired under DepEd issuances, which calls on schools to
shengthen the implementation of the DepEd Child Protection Policy, this
standard shall contribute to the realization oI said sEategies.

With rules and processes generally governing face-tGface interaction among

learners, school personnel and stakeholders, and in view of situations where
said face-to.face interaction could not be made, there is a need for standards
for online interactior! con5idering that it is one of tlle most viable means of
communication and interaction.

Thus, in view of the plans that are geared towards blended leaming and the
use of different communication platforms for interaction between teachers,
leaners, parents and other stakeholderg such as but not limited to use of
social media, to facilitate learning and other school related activities, these
safeguarding standards are formulated to provide guidance to:

a. Safeguard leamers' rights to a sale learnirg environment, against

potential abuse, and to observe a code of conduct during online
interaction with co-leamers and teachers;

b. Advocate the desired demeanor and actions of teachers, with due

regard to relevant rights, whenever they are dealing with or
communicating with learners and parents on-line for school related
activities/matters; and

c. Enjoin parents/guardia$ to abide by ident'rfied appticable norms ard

behavioral standards as drey play an important role in co-facilitating
thet children's distance leaming and coordination with teachers.

It is irr these .ontexts that these standards are formulated

The standards provided herein are based on vadous laws, rules and
issuances, such as the Child and Youth Wellare Code, as anended the Code
of Conduct for Professional Teachers, DepFd Order No. ,!0, s. m1 or the
DepEd Child Protection Policy, DepEd Order No. 55, s. 2013 or the
Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 10627 (Anti-
Bulying Act), Republic Act No. 11313 or the Safe Spaces Act and DepEd

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Order No. 18 s.2015 DepEd Guidelines and Prmedures on the Management
of Children-at-Risk (CAR) and Children in Conflict with the Law (CICL).
'Ihese standards are primar-ily intended to prevent any forms of abuse
against leainers, and to facilitate a conducive online intetaction among
learners, teachers, and parents.

After consultation with representatives of leamers, teachers, parents, school

heads, child protection coordinators and specialists, legal officers, Dvision
Offices and Regional Office representatives and in coordination with the
Staiway Fourdatio& Inc., these Safeguarding Standards during Online
Interaction is being promulgated.

1. COVERACE:

These standards applies to all forms of online communication plaforms,

such as tlrough the various social media plafforms and other non-online
messaging technology, so far as the prirrciples set forth in this stardards are
applicable. Thc same shatl be applicable to all public schools in the National
Capital Region. Private schools are likewise encouraged to adopt the same.

2 DEFINITION OF TERMS:

The folloling terurs as used herein shall mean:

lL Onlirc lnteraction: refers to commuflication between teachers, learners,

parents and relevant staleholder using of any social media pladorm,
as well as, any instant messaging applicatioo so far as applicable.

B. Social Medic is a web-based platforrn of communicatio& with many

applications, that enables online interaction and (acilitates users to
generate and share specific contents. There are various classilications
of social media platforms and one can be dassified under the "social
networking sites" such as Facebook,.

C. Social Medis Croup: an online space for small group communication

artd for people to share their common interests and express their
opinion. Groups allov/ people to come together around a common
cause, issue or activity to organ2e, express objectives, and discuss
issues, po6t photos and share rel,ated content.2

D. Safeguanling Standatds: is a specfic set of dested behaviors that are

placed as a basic guide.

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E They also refer to any member of the house hold who are of sufficient
matudty or of legal age and who is with the child during on-line
interaction.

F. Teaclrrs: Shall mean all school penonnel that are required to interact
with leamers.

4 INTEGRATION OF THESE ONLINE CHILD

SATEGUARDINC
STANDARDS AND RULES DURING LEARNERS AND PARENT'S
ORIENTATION AND IN THE LOCALIZED CHILD PROTECTION
POLICY AND LEARNERS'CODE OF CONDUCT:

School Heads, tfuough the Guidance Counselor/Teacher and Schoot Child

Protection Coordinator, must ensure that all teachers in their respective
schools are fumished with a copy of thes€ Standards and are oriented on its
contents before conducting separate or joint orientation activities with
learners, parents and other stakeholders, to be done in thet dested manner.

5. RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARENTS DURING ONLINE

INTERACTION:

RIGHTS OF PARENTS:

A. With Regard to Teachers and the School Community:

a- Parents have the right to be inJormed of relevant aspects

concerning their children's scholastic performance as well as
behavior during tearning and any school related session.

B. As co-facilitators in the learning of theil children:

a, The parents shall have the right to tlrc company of their children
and, in relation to all other persons or institutions dealing with the
child's development, the primary right and obligation to provide
for their upbringingl.

b. Parents have the right to discipline the child as may be necessary

for the formation of his good character, and may thcrcfore rcquirc
from him obedience to iust and reasonable rulet suggestions and
admonitionsr.

3 Art 43 Child and Welfarc Code

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GIVEN THE ABOVE RIGHTS, PARENTS ARE CALLED UPON TO
EXERCISE THE FOLLOWING RESPONSIBILITIES;

A- With TeacheB and School Community:

a To participate in rhool activities, which particularly involve

parents.

b. To communicate and receive feedbacks from teache$, as

scheduled.

c. To respect t}le teacher's view point and to consider the latte/s

recommendation.

d. To glve common courtesy to the teachers, school

personnel/officials and every leame/s private spaces and avoid
unduly responses, tfuough any means.

To utilize proper venue or mediurr of communication to conduct dialogue

with teachers on concems relative to the leamer.

B, As co-facilitators in the learning of their children:

a. Before Online lnteraction:

l. To explain to their children the value of education and the

need to continue leaming despite challenges.

ii Encouraged to set up their chilfuen's online learning spaces

in their homes in a place where they could easily view and
supervise the activities of their childre& while the Latter are
using their laptops, personal computers, mobile devices
and,/or tablets

iii. Motivate their children and have their children be on time

and well<onditioned for learninp (i.e. relaxed, inspired,
having eaten thei meal/snack, and has already answered
thc call of naturc) bcfore a-Ily schedulcd on-Iinc intqaction.

iv. Ensure that thet children are appropriately groomed and

dressed during on-line interaction.

Apprais€d of tlte conduct of behaviors for children during

thefu online sessions and shall discuss and remind their
children thereof.

vl. If parent/s cannot ccfacilitate in the learning due to

personal ctcumstances, they shall delegate or assign an

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alternate as facilitating parent In this case, parent shall brief
or instruct the facilitating parent on appropriate demeanor
during online interaction.

b, During Online lnteraction:

i Devote a time to observe their child's demeanor and
behavior.

ii Support their children adiust, when necessary.

iii Continuously provide needed assistarrce to their children.

c, After Online Interaction:

i. Support ard guide thet children complete any school

related activities, when necessary.

ll. ReinJorce their children on the conduct of behavior of the

latter and discuss and advice thereof.

C, As guardians and prctectols of their childr€n online:

a. Manage the screen time of their children. lts much as possible,

en5ure that there is a good balance between academic and leisure
rreen time based on children's developmental age;

For more specific guidance on screen time, parents may access

https:/ / bit.lylCSAEP_Guidance

b, Sefting parental control and adult content proofing set-up in the

settings of the computet tablet or mobile device to ban access to
inappropriate materials aIld sites and ensure tlat thet children are
only accessing age appropriate contents.

c Encouraged to discws with their child-ren as to control of accounts

and supervision of what are being accessed and viewed online.

d. Encouraged to discnss with their childre& saleguarding the

integrity of their online accounts by safekeeping and not sharing
thcir passwords and any sensitivc information to anyone.

e, Encouragcd to discuss with thcir children any online material that

makes them uncomfortable.

f. Encouraged to regularly check the online activities (i.e. history of

sites visited) and materials that were posted by their children
online.

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& Do not create social media accounts for their children who are
below the required age (i.e. for Facebook, those below L3 years
old). Nonetheless, parents must give consent to the creation of any
social media account by their child who is still a minor.

6. RTGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF TEACHERS DURING ONLINE

INTERACTION:

RIGHTS OF TEACHERS:

A. WITH RECARDS TO PARENTS:

a. Teachers has the basic right to be respected, acknowledged ard

treated with dignity as a person engaged in a noble profession of
molding the nation's future.

b. Teache$ have the right to due process of l,aw and to

confidmtiality of information relative to any investigation.

B. WITH RECARDS TO LEARNERS

a. Teachers shall exercise secondary parental authoritys and shall

have the right to determine the best manner to teach in accordance
with the prescribed curriculum standards.

b. Teachers shall exercise necessary means to impose discipline

during online interaction. They shall use positive verbal and non-
verbal communication when dealing with behavioral challenges
witl leamers5.

GIVEN THE ABOVE RIGHTS, TEACHERS ARE CALLED UPON TO

EXERCISE THE FOLLOWING RESPONSIBILITIES:

A. BEFORE ONLINE INTERACTION:

a- Teachers can only hteract with leame$ online when consented by

the parent/ guardian.

Written consent of the parent/s must be s€cured firsl with regard

to tlle online interaction of the learner with theh teachers and to
the use or processing of any video or image taken during
interaction.

sCivil Code of the Philippines

6 Positive Discipline as .dvocad by the DepEd Child Protection Policy

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The consent may be submitted personally or through email or any
messaging techrology or medium to the school head or teacher-
adviser of the learner, lnhich shall be valid throughout the school
year.

Standardized consent form is attached as Annex "A"

b. Teachers are encouraged to use their DepEd email accounts to
create their social media accounts for online interaction witlr
leamers. They shall use thet recent profile picture and ensure
that their image therein is suitable to the dignity of their
profession.

c. Teachers shall inform t}te parents on the schedule of t]le online

classes/ interaction.

d. Teacherc must be appropriately groomed and wear prescrihd

attire/ presentable clothes.

e. Ensure that background view is neat, clean and child safe

B. DURING ONLINE INTERACTION:

a, Teachers shall call tleir leamers by their nanes. Terms of
endearment or pet names are highly discouraged. Iabeling and
smart shaming shall not be committed.

b. Teachers shall use age appropriate examples and humors. They

shall avoid profanity and using sexually charged jokes or humort
and sexual imuendos, even when not diected towards a learner.

c. Teachers shall only assign academic-related tasks to leamers

d. Teachers shall encourage tlle observance of quarantine and safety

measures- They sha.tl refrain from requiring learners to pe orm
activities or proiects when it entails violating the health protocols
by activities the Deparbnent of Healtfr (DOH) or any govemment
agency.

e. Teachers shall respect the private spaces of leamers. They shall not
join nor organize non-school related oI purely private onlire
group video calls or chat areas with his/ her leamets. Teachers
shall keep in confidencc learners' sensitive and personal/private
information or circumstances, knowrr to them by reason of their
work.

f. Teachers shall maintain safe communications with learners. They

must not participate in one (1) on one (1) private messaging with

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leamert without parental consent and supervision, except in the
following situations;

i. Receiving disclosure of any child protection concern from

tlrc learner, provided that the teacher asks permission from
the student to have the guidance counselor ioin the chat.

ii. Ihat the online disclosure be reported to the school

head/Child Protection Committee/guidance
couruelor/guidance teacher witlin 24 hours regardless of
the consent of the learner to have the disclosure reported to
the CPc/Guidance counselor.

g Teachers shall uplift all leamers and shall not privately promise to
give a special gift/favor, to a specific leamer.

h Teachers are bound by CSC rules against receiving gifis

altd
favors. Hence, they shall not direcdy or indi.recdy ask or solicit for
gifts, presents, treats, or favors from their learners/ parents.

i $edit to leamers. They shall

Teachers shall provide appropriate
not make any tfueat oI deduction of grades as a form of
punishment- They shall also refrain from unnecessarily providing
"special - plus grades/ points".

C. AFTER ONLINE INTERACTION:

a. Teachers mu,st, upon request or during scheduled sessiols, update

the parent/s or guardians, though any available and agreed
communication plaforms, on the performance status of the lattels
children.

b. Teachers must also respectfully inlorm tlle parents of any

behaviorat issues or challmges that they may have encountered
and the recommendations to address said issues, when necessary.

7. RIC}TTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF LEARNERS DURING ONLINE

INTERACTION:

RIGHTS OF LEARNERS:

A. l€arners have the right to be respected irrespective of the child's or

his or her parent's or legal guardian's race, color, sex, language,
religion, political or other opinion, national ethnic or soci"al origin
property, disability, birth or other statusT.

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B. I-earners have the right to freedom of expressiory this right shal
include freedom to seek, receive and impart inlormation and ideas of
all kindsE.

C, I€amers have freedom of thought, conrience and religione, of

associ,ation and to freedom of peacefu.l assemblylo.

D- I€arners has the right agaimt subjected to arbihary or unlawful

interference with his or her privacy, family, home or correspondence,
nor to unlawful attacks on his or her honor and reputationlr.

E l€arners has the right to access to inlormation and material from a

diversity of national and intemational sources, especially those aimed
at the promotion of his or her social, spiritual and moral well-being
and physical and mental healthl2.

f, [€amers have the right against all forms of

abuse, cruelty or
exploitationr3 from any sources, $/hether from members of the family
and members of the community, sEangers, and other leaners and
from rhool personnel.

WITH ALLTHE RIGHTS OF LEARNERS, THEY HAVE THE

FOLLOWING RESPONSIBILITIES:

A- l,r-'amers shall be on time during online sessions.

B. l€alers shall be kind to and treat all teachers with re6pect. Leamers
shall not engage in any acts that produce any harmful effects to rhool
personnel through social media and other communication plauorms.

C. Learners shall respect the pe$onal spaces of colearnets ard avoid

creating fa-ke accounts and contents.

D. They should understand and be emphatic to the situation of otlers.

They shall not engage in online bullying and report any bullying
incidences to his/her adviser, when they become aware of it.

Online Butll,irg includes

-Habitual postirg of any message tlat humiliates or cause

embarrassment to a co-learner onlinc;
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11Art 16, ibid.
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13 Art XV, Se.. 3 (2), Philippin€ Coistitution

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-Sendin& po6tin& or sharing negative, harmful, false, or mean
content about a co-leainer

-Sharing personal or p vate information about someone else

causing embarrassment Report any behavior of any learner that
makes them feel uncomfortable to their adviser or guidance
counselor.

E Follow the instructions and directions of teachen, as long as tllis will

not lead to personal ham.

F. karners shall think first before clicking the "pos(' or "share" buttons
in social media. They should avoid posting inappropriate
materials/content that may lead co-leainers, teachers or other persons
to feel bad.

G. trarners shall also protect one's privacy and the privacy of others by
not sharing or pcting the following inlormation of others, when
known:

About an individual's race, ethnic origtu marital status, age, color,

and religious, philosophical or political affiliatioru;

About an individual's healtb educatior! genetic or sexual life of a

person, or to any proceeding for any offerue committed or alleged to
have been committed by such indiwidual, the disposal of such
proceedings, or the sentence of any court in such proceedingslt;

Any learner who violates this provision shall be subjected to

intervention programs by the CPC/Anti-Bulying Committee (ABC)
and other adminishahve pr<xeedings before the School Head,
pursuant to exi,sting DepEd rules and regulations, when warranted.

8. GENERAL PROCEDURE BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER ONLINE

TNTERACTION WITH LEARNERS AND TEACHERS:

A. BEFORE ONLINE INTERACTION:

a. Schools must first conduct orientation with parents and discuss

basic matters regarding:

i Basics of the DepEd l,eaming Continuity Plan and rhool

activities;

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ii. Mechanics, schedules, rules, procedures and other matters
relative to the online leaming scheme adopted.

iii fthedule of providing updates ard feedback on the

performance of learners.

b. Parents and leamers shall be ready with any online interaction

and shall comply with their respective responsibilities before
online interaction as mentioned herein.

B. DURING ONLINE INTERACTION:

a. Teachers, parents and leamers shall comply with their resPective

resporuibilities during online interaction as herein Provided.

b. Teachers must, as much as possible, always inculcaE and remind

learners of their responsibilities under this standard.

C. ONLINE INTERACTION BETWEEN PARENTS AND TEACHERS:

a. Teachers must inform parenls, during scheduled sessions,

regarding their child's performance and behavior.

b, Teachers, must as much as poosible immediately, bring to the

attention of the parents any behavioral challenges that the latte/s
children exhibits and any recommended action on said behawior.

c Teachers and Parents should always remember their respective

rights ard tleir concomitant responsibilities as provided herein,
whenever tley are interacting with each other online.

9. SAFECUARDING STANDARDS FOR LEARNERS'DATA AND PRIVACY:

,A- Consent ftom parents is needed before school personnel can post
images/videos of leamers on social media plafforms.

B. The consent shall be s€cured at the start of the school year, and shall
be in writing. Consent form is attached as Annex 'A'.
C. The consent shall cover all irrages/videos taken for the school year
and shall be used only for school documentation pu{,oses and other
legitimate purpodes.

D. Once perurission has been provided, the preceding standards shall

SOVern:

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a. The image(s)/videos must neither mislead the viewer as to the
actual situation of the subiect of the pictures nor distort reality.

b. Ensure that data/inforrration on the firll name, address, age,

grade level, grade, name of parents, contact details and any otier
pe$onal circumstances are not seen or be publicly accessibie.

c. Ensure &at only images of learners in appropriate dness,

envionment and pose are taken-

d. Leamers must not be depicted in an awkward, compromising,

discriminating, or dangerous situation.

e. kamers must not be depicted in a sexual or sexualized manner

or context that can constituE images of abuse.

f. Inages taken shall not depict violence, pomography, or crime.

E Provision of Crrrective Measure Process:

a. Any person (teacher/parent/learner) may report any issue as to

the use of any leamer's data/information contained in any posted
material \^.ith the school head/guidance counselor.

b. The school head, tfuough the guidance courselor, shall validate

whether there has been a violation of the Data Safeguarding
Standards.

c. Once, determined, the school head shall instruct the responsible

rhool personnel to take down the po6ted material/content
immediately.

When the school personnel fails to abide by these directives,

he/ she shall be subjected to disciplinary procedures.

2 SAFEGUARDING STANDARDS FOR MODERATED PRIVATE SOCIAL

MEDIA/LEARN INC GROI.JPS:

ln order to maximize communications and interactions betrveen 'Itachers and

l€amers, social media groupsls via social media platforrrs, may be created.

15Note: So(ial Media Groupg diflers from Social Media Group Chat Areas. For instance, in
Facebook, on€ may (reate a Group or a Messenger GrouP Chat dtEa. Under such example, wtut is
being pushed under this standards it llle crcation of FB Groups, nor group chat areas.

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Such social media groups shall be UNDER PBJVATE SETTING AND
PROPERLY MODERATED because the same will contain records of an
official interaction between and among learners and teachers, hence, such
social media groups shall be called as "MODERATED PRMTE SOCIAL
MEDIA/ LEARMNG GROT'PS".

The folowing standards are as follows:

AGE AS A FACTOR TO CONSIDER:

,4- The use of Moderated Private Social Media Groups/l-earning Groups

(Group) shall be applicable to Junior and Senior High School learners,
in accordance with common social media pladorrr's policy in terms of
age usage (13 and above).

B. ff High School learner b below 13, then he/she shall not be

a Junior
part of the moderated social media group, but instea4 shall receive
communication via other means identified by both the teacher, the
parents/ guardians.

C. For Grades 1 to 6, teache$ shall employ either messenger group chats

or Facebook groups with the parents of the leamers.

CONSENT OF SCHOOL HEAD NEEDED:

D. The teacher/adviser shall inform the principal and the guidance

couruelor of his/her intention of creating a class moderated social
media group for his/her class.

E Once consent has been given, the adviser shall create the group using
her DepEd email account and set the privacy setting to a private
group.

F. The adviser, school hea{ or his/her representative shall be co-

administrators of said class group.

ADMIN ISTRATORVMODERATORS:

G. All moderated rhool sociat media groups shall always have the
following as moderators:

a. 1 Suidance couruelor/teacher or grade [eve[ chairperson or

coordinator; and

b. 1 leamer class representative (High School)

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H. Under no circumstances shall any of the aforementioned
administrak rrls and moderators be removed from the class social
media group.

l. The guidance couruelor/Suidance teacher/grade level coordinato/s

interaction shall be limited only to observation tasks to ensure that
potential cause of harm to anyone is prevented ard not committed
within the gloup.

J. Guidance Courselo$ may immediately inbrvene on actionable

reports or posts seen in said group.

K Moderators and Adminishators shall be guided by the following:

a. Administrator/s or Moderator/s shall be aware of basic social

media etiquette in relation to the Code of Conduct and Ethical
Stardards, when dealing with all sta.keholders during social
networkin&

b. AdminGtrator/s may officially respond to queries and other

matters posted in the group, in a mamer that may be dtected by
the adviser or school head. Moderator/s cannot represent the
rhool and provide any official statement. Nonetheless, both
administrator/ s and Moderator/ s can answer basic queries.

c. Adminisbator/ s or Moderator/ s shall maintain the

confidentiality of the reporter and any private messages tlat may
have been sent in thefu respective private accounts regarding
reports of child abuse/bullying and forward the same to the
guidarce counselor within 24 hours;

d. Administrator/s or Moderator/s shall not be allowed to delete

any message posted in the goup udess, dtected by the Head of
Office or the latter's authorized representative. They rnay
however immediately use "hide" functions for posted messages
r,r'hich are offensive on its face; and

e. The School Head shall forward to the Regional Irgal Unit's email
address: legal.ncr(@deped.gov.ph any message/s relating to
reports on child abuse committed by teaching personnel. On the
other hand, reports on child abuse committed by non+eaching
personnel shall be reported to the Division l,egal Unit.

L. One (1) representative of the Homeroom frfA may be invited as

member-observer of the group. As observer, the PfA representative
shall sign a confidgntiality agre!4entl! ard he/she is not allowed to
interact with any leamer in the group.

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M. He/She may report any observation to the guidance

counselor/ adviser.

N, The moderated social media group shall not hinder leamer/s access to
information and class announcements and as suclr, the class advisers
shall find ways to relay information to leamers who would not have
dccess to such channels/ technologies;

ENCOURAGED AND PROHIBITTED POSTS:

O. Posts in the Croup shal be limited to:

a. Authentic nens that may affect tlle class;

b. Information rel,ative to the class/ school activities; and

c. Official school announcements.

d. All otler relevant matters for leaming.

P. Posting/sharing of fake newE unverified informatio& offensive

materials, commercial advertisements and any material that does not
promote learning, shall not be allowed in the group and
administrators/ moderators must hide said po6ts immediatel,
without preiudice to removal as may be directed.

3. REPORTING PROTOCOLS FOR REFERRAL AND ACTIONS ON

VIOLATION OF THE STANDARDS AND RELATED POLICIES.

A. DepEd Order No. 40. s. 2012 reportorial and referral protocols:

Reported acts of child abuse committed by a school peEonnel must be

reported to the appropriate disciplinary authorities.

The victim<hild shall be subiect for intervention and referred to the

appropriate government agencies by the Child Protection Committee.

B. DepEd Order No, 55, s. 2013 reportorial and referal protocols:

Repo ed acts of bnllying comnritted by leame$ against co- learners

shall be investigated according to the administrative procedures
under the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Anti-Bullying
Act.

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The victim-child and the bully shall be subiected for intervention and
referred to the appropriate govemment agencies by the Anti-
Bulying/Child Protection Committee, when necessary-

C. DepEd Order No.1& s.2015 reportorial and refeEal protocolsr

When a child has been identified as a Child-At-Rbk (CAR) or a Child

in Conflict with the Iaw (CICL), the school guidance office shall male
tlle necessary referral to the DSWD, and appropriate intervention
prograns shall be made.

4. MONITORING AND EVALUATION:

Schools Division Offices, through the ioint efforts of the Division l€gal Unit,
Dvision Child Protection Coordinator, and the School Governance and
Operations Divisior! must ensure compliance by School Heads as to the need
to advocate and orient learners, parents and teachers relative to the following:

a. Their respective rights and responsibilities under this standards;

b. The standards and limib in the creation of Moderated Private

Social Media/ l€arning Groups;

c. The basic protocols on the referal ard reportorial actioru in case

of violation of any established rules; and

The Schools Dvision Office, through the Division Legal Unit arrd the Division
Child Protection Coordinator shall continuously gather fuedback in the
implementation of these standards and shall submit to the Regional Office,
tfuough the Regional Legal Unit a report as to recommended matte$ to be
developed within one (1) month from the opening of classes for SY 20m-2o21.
A monitoring tool shall be issued thereafter.

5. MISCELLANEOUSPROVISIONS:
,A- The provisions of these standards may be further localized and
adopted by school in then Chitd Protection and Anti-Bullying Policy
with Student Code of Conduct.

B. These standards shall be effective immediately

C. These standards shall be regularly reviewed and updated

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