Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Caraga Administrative Region
Division of Agusan Del Norte
Jabonga District - I
JABONGA CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SCHOOL ANTI- BULLYING POLICY

SY 2019-2020

I. RATIONALE
This school does not tolerate any form or act of bullying inside the school premises. It is contrary to the
goals and aims of school and principle we live by. All teachers’ staff and other stakeholders shall take part of the
responsibility in securing the emotional environment of every learner.

II. MISSION STATEMENT

 To promote positive interpersonal relation between all members of the school; and
 To ensure safe and friendly school environment.
III. PRINCIPLES
The policy aims to protect the child from all forms of violence that may inflicted by adults, person in authority
as well as their fellow students, including bullying.
To provide special protection to the children who are gravely threatened or endangered by circumstances
which affect their normal development and over which they have no control, and to assist the concerned agencies in
their rehabilitation.
To ensure that such special protection from all forms of abuse and exploitation and care as is necessary to
the child’s well – being, taking into account the primary rights and duties of the parents, legal guardians or other
individuals who are legally responsible and exercise custody over child.
Zero tolerance for any act of child abuse, exploitation, violence, bullying and other forms of abuse.
IV. DEFINITION OF BULLYING
BULLY- refers to any student who commits acts of bullying or retaliation as defined by the act of this
IRR.
BULLIED OR VICTIM- refers to any student who experience the act of bullying or retaliation as
defined by the act of this IRR.
BY STANDER – refers to any person who witnesses or has personal knowledge of any actual or
perceived acts or incidents of bullying or retaliation as defined by this IRR.
LEARNING CENTER – refers to learning resources and facilities of a learning program for out of
school youth and adults as defined in DepEd Order No. 43, S. 2013.
SERVICE PROVIDER – refers to any person who is not a teacher or school personnel but who works in
school, such as, but not limited to security guards, canteen personnel, utility workers, and transportation
service.
STUDENT – refers to a person who attends classes in any level of of basic education, and includes a
pupil or learner as defined in DepEd Order No. 40, S. 2012
Pupils ,Students or Learner – means a child who regularly attends classes in any level of basic
education system, under the supervision and tutelage of a teacher of tutelage of a teacher or facilitator

Prepared by:
IRENE GRACE V. AÑASCO
CFS Coordinator
NOTED:
JUANITO A. GARNICA,JR.
Principal II