Amid ‘Teacher Shaming,’

DepEd Says Ptas Proper

Forum To Resolve Conflicts
 The Department of Education says
cooperation of all stakeholders is needed to
‘maintain and promote trust, respect, and
dignity of all learners, teachers, and
administrators of schools.’
 MANILA, Philippines- The Department of
Education (DepEd) urged schools to
strengthen parent-teacher associations
(PTAs) as a proper forum to resolve
conflicts “in a fair and humane manner.”
Amid a controversy involving so-called
“teacher shaming” on a broadcast show.
 “We need the cooperation and
coordination of all stakeholders to
maintain and promote trust, respect, and
dignity of all learners, teachers, and
administrators of schools.”

 The DepEd said in a statement on

Sunday, November 24. “We enjoin all our
schools to strengthen their PTAs as a
platform to build mutual understanding
and trust in the joint parenting of the
learners.” it added.
 The statement comes in the aftermath of
a controversial episode of “Raffy Tulfo in
Action” where the family of a Grade 2
student complained about teacher Melita
Limjuco’s alleged humiliating actions.
 The public condemned Tulfo for asking
Limjuco if she’d rather face the issue
before a court or just agree to drop her
TEACHING LICENSE.
 The DepEd assured the public that the
matter is being properly handled by its
regional and division offices. “Through
procedures consistent with the applicable
laws and policies.” “DepEd takes care to
ensure that both the learner and the
teacher are treated with dignity and
respect through policies and processes
already existing at all levels of
governance of the department,”
 Itsaid. It further reminded the public that
as a second parents, teachers are
expected substitute parental authority
while children are in school.
 “They are expected to exercise
reasonable supervision over the conduct
of the child, including disciplining them
as part of their upbringing, while
maintaining their dignity and safety,” the
DepEd said.
 As of Friday night, November 22, Lawyer
Joseph Noel Estrada, who offered to help
the teacher, posted on Facebook that the
parents and the teacher already
reconciled with the help of a DepEd
supervisor.