Declaration of Policy

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 Declaration of Policy

• The DepEd zero tolerance poli

cy for any act of child abuse, e
xploitation, violence, discrimina
tion, bullying and other forms o
f abuse.

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 Violence, Physical, Verbal and Sexual Abuse Infl
icted by Teachers & Other School Personnel

GRADE LEV TYPE OF ABUSE PERCENTAGE/NO. O

EL F VICTIMS
I –III Physical Abuse 3/10
Verbal Abuse 4/10

5/10
HIGHER GRAD Physical Abuse 7/10
E LEVELS Verbal Abuse
IV-VI Verbal Sexual Violence Inapp 36.53%
ropriate Touching
11.95%

High School Verbal Sexual Violence 42.88%

Inappropriate Touching 17.60%

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DEPED’s RESPONSE

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DEPED’s RESPONSE

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Summary of Reports on Bullying, Child an
d Sexual Abuse Cases (SY 2013-2014)
Region Bullying Child Abuse Total
CAR 78 61 139
NCR 561 182 743
I 89 28 117
II 75 19 94
III 16 26 42
IV-A 143 59 202
IV-B 16 10 26
V 10 12 22
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Summary of Reports on Bullying, Child and Sex
ual Abuse Cases (SY 2013-2014)
Region Bullying Child Abuse Total
VI 37 25 62
VII 8 26 34
VIII 47 17 64
IX 0 14 14
X 30 5 35
XI 44 23 67
XII 36 9 45
XIII 0 5 5
Total 1190 521 1711
Percentage 70% 30% 100% 8

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
OVERVIEW OF THE DEPED C
HILD PROTECTION POLICY
D.O. No. 40, s. 2012

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 Prohibited Acts
a. Child abuse;
b. Discrimination against children;
c. Child exploitation;
d. Violence against children in school;
e. Corporal punishment;
f. Any analogous or similar acts; and
g. Bullying or peer abuse.
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Violence against children committed in s
chools
• Refers to a single act or a series of acts commi
tted by school administrators, academic and no
n-academic personnel against a child which re
sult in or is likely to result in physical, sexual, p
sychological 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 follo
wing acts:
1. Physical violence
2. Sexual violence
3. Psychological violence
4. Other acts of violence
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 Corporal Punishment
• Refers to a kind of punishment or penal
ty imposed for an alleged or actual offe
nse, which is carried out or inflicted, for
the purpose of discipline, training or co
ntrol, by a teacher, school administrator
, an adult, or any other child who has b
een given or has assumed authority or
responsibility for punishment or discipli
ne.
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 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF S
CHOOLS
• Ensure the institution of effective child pr
otection policies and procedures and mo
nitor compliance thereof;
• Adopt a child protection policy, and orga
nize and convene the Child Protection C
ommittee (CPC) of the school;
• Conduct the capacity building activities f
or the members of CPC and Guidance C
ounselors/Teachers;
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 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF S
CHOOLS
• Ensure that the participatory and oth
er rights of children are respected an
d upheld in all matters and procedur
es affecting their welfare;
• Coordinate with appropriate offices,
agencies or instrumentalities for app
ropriate assistance and intervention.

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 PREVENTIVE MEASURES:
Capacity Building of School Officials, Personnel, Parents & Stud
ents
Strategies:
• Conducting sessions, trainings and seminars on p
ositive peer relationships and enhancement of so
cial and emotional competence;

• Using training modules which include positive and

non-violent discipline in classroom management
and gender sensitivity;

• Integrating and teaching children’s rights in the cl

assroom.

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PROCEDURE: Protective and Remedial Measures to Address Corporal Punishme
nt and Other Acts of Violence Committed by School Personnel

• Expeditious conduct of investigation and reporting of c

ases;
• School Head or the Schools Division Superintendent s
hall forward the complaint within 48 hours to the Discipl
ining Authority, who shall issue an Order for the conduc
t of a fact-finding investigation, not later than 72 hours f
rom submission;
• If the person complained of is a non-teaching personne
l, the Schools Division Superintendent shall cause the
conduct of a fact-finding investigation within the same p
eriod;

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PROCEDURE: Protective and Remedial Measures to Address Corporal Pu
nishment and Other Acts of Violence Committed by School Personnel

• Criminal and civil liability shall not be a bar to the fili

ng of an administrative case;
• The Revised Rules of Procedure of DepED in Admi
nistrative Cases shall apply in all other aspects;
• The identity or other information that may reasonab
ly identify the pupil or student shall remain confiden
tial; and
• The identity of a respondent-teacher shall likewise
be kept confidential.

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Assessment & Referral of Victims to the Local Social Welfare a
nd Development Office (LSWDO)

• The School Head may refer the victims and

offenders to the local social welfare and dev
elopment office (LSWDO) for assessment a
nd appropriate intervention
• The CPC will coordinate closely with the Wo
men and Child Protection Desks of the PNP
, the LSWDO, other government agencies a
nd NGOs, as may be appropriate

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 Reporting and Monitoring System
• The Intake Sheets will be forwarded to the DepEd D
ivision Office
• The DepEd Division Office will consolidate the repor
ts on incidents and cases of all schools and submit
a Division Report to the Regional Office
• The DepEd Regional Office will consolidate the rep
orts on incidents and cases of the Division Offices w
ithin the Region and submit a Regional Report to th
e Undersecretary for Legal and Legislative Affairs
• The Central Office will be the Central Repository of
Regional Reports.

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 Reporting Requirement
• All schools shall inform their respective school
s division superintendents in writing about the
anti-bullying policies formulated within six (6)
months from the effectivity of the Act.
• Notification shall be an administrative require
ment prior to the operation of new schools.
• Every first week of the start of the schoolyear,
the schools division superintendents shall com
pile these data and report the same to the Sec
retary of the DepED.

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 Sanction for Noncompliance
• The Secretary of DepED shall prescrib
e the appropriate administrative sanctio
ns on school administrators who shall f
ail to comply with the requirements und
er this Act.
• Erring private schools shall likewise suf
fer the penalty of suspension of their p
ermits to operate.

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THANK YOU !
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