CHILD

PROTECTION
POLICY
Michael M. Uy
Teacher
 WHY IS THERE A NEED FOR
CPP?
• UNICEF reports
• DepEd findings
 Report on the Incidence of
Bullying in Schools
Incidence of Bullying

3000
10,235
2800 2013 – 2014
2014 – 2015
2600
2015-2016
2400

2200

2000

1800

1600

1400

1200

1000

800

600

400

200

0
CAR NCR I II III IV – A IV – B V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII
Regions
Region 2013 – 2014 2014 – 2015 2015-2016
CAR 78 465 764
NCR 561 195 2,894
I 89 1474 2,217
II 75 1044 1,854
III 16 62 10,235
IV – A 143 976 1,714
IV – B 16 62 1,277
V 10 704 716
VI 37 2795 944
VII 8 91 990
VIII 47 291 974
IX 0 0 0*
X 30 560 1,104
XI 44 555 1,405
XII 36 510 1,735
XIII 0 555 900
Total 1,190 10,339 29,723
* Submitted but no consolidated data
 Report on the Incidence of Child
Abuse in Schools
Incidence of Child Abuse

500
5,617
2013 – 2014
450
2014 – 2015
400 2015-2016

350

300

250

200

150

100

50

0
CAR NCR I II III IV – A IV – B V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII
Regions
Region 2013 – 2014 2014 – 2015 2015-2016
CAR 61 36 73
NCR 182 1428 316
I 28 167 243
II 19 65 62
III 26 492 5,617
IV – A 59 80 131
IV – B 10 20 14
V 12 156 0
VI 25 35 27
VII 26 32 64
VIII 17 11 150
IX 14 74 0*
X 5 74 35
XI 23 18 243
XII 9 0 316
XIII 5 18 267
Total 521 2,706 7,558

* Submitted but no consolidated data

BULLYING, CHILD AND SEXUAL
ABUSE CASES AS OF SY 2012 - 13
BULLYING, CHILD AND SEXUAL
ABUSE CASES AS OF SY 2012 - 13
 VIOLENCE, PHYSICAL, VERBAL &
SEXUAL ABUSE BY TEACHERS & SCH
PERSONNEL
3 out of 10
3 out ofchildren in Grades
10 children 1-3 and almost
in Grades 5 outalmost
1-3 and of 10 from high
5 out ofschool
10
experienced physical violence (such as pinching and hitting) committed by
from high school experienced physical violence (such as
teachers;
pinching and hitting) committed by teachers;
4 out of 10 children in Grades 1-3 and 7 out of 10 in higher grade levels
 4 out of verbal
experienced 10 children
abuse byintheir
Grades 1-3 and 7 out of 10 in higher
teachers;
grade
36.53 % oflevels experienced
children in Grades 4-6 verbal
and 42. abuse by their
88% of high schoolteachers;
students
 36.53 % verbal
experienced sexual violence
of children in Gradesin school and 11.95%
4-6 and 42. 88% of of
children
high in
Grades 4-6 and
school 17.60%experienced
students of high school students
verbal have experienced
sexual violence in
inappropriate touching.
school and 11.95% of children in Grades 4-6 and 17.60%
of high school students have experienced inappropriate
touching.
 VIOLENCE, PHYSICAL, VERBAL &
SEXUAL ABUSE BY TEACHERS & SCH
PERSONNEL
 DO 40 S. 2012

• Policy and guidelines on

protecting Children in School
from Abuse, Violence,
exploitation, Discrimination,
Bullying and other Forms of
Abuse
 DEPED’S RESPONSE
DepEd launched its Child Protection Policy on May 3,
2012, through DepEd Order No. 40, s. 2012, to promote
a zero-tolerance policy for any act of child abuse,
exploitation, violence, discrimination, bullying and other
related offenses
DepEd conducted a nationwide information
dissemination campaign and is currently conducting a
series of training of trainers (ToT)
 LEGAL BASES
• RA 7610
• RA 9344
• RA 9262
• UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
• Philippine Constitution Art. XV Sec 3 b – protection from all forms of
abuse
• Philippine Constitution Article XIV Sec 3 – educational institutions shall
foster love, respect, develop moral character and personal discipline
• New Civil Code of the Phils. Arts. 218, 220, 233
• PD 603
• RA 10627
 COVERAGE OF THE CPP
• Children
• School Personnel – SH, academic and other Sch.
Personnel
• School Visitor or guest – media, brgy officials and
others
 PROHIBITED ACTS UNDER DO 40 S.
2012
• Child abuse
• Discrimination against children
• Child exploitation
• Violence against children in school
• Corporal punishment
• Bullying and
• Any analogous acts
 WHAT IF ANY IS VIOLATED?
• Act shall be penalized administratively as GRAVE or
SIMPLE MISCONDUCT
• Act shall be penalized criminally depending on the laws
violated
• Act shall be penalized civilly depending on the damages
resulted
• Intention does not matter mere commission is enough
 LETS LEARN PROHIBITED ACTS
101
 Child Abuse:
 Refers to the maltreatment of a child habitual or not;
 Includes
1) Psychological or Physical Abuse, Neglect or
Cruelty;
2) Sexual Abuse and Emotional Maltreatment;
3) Any act by deeds or words that degrades the
dignity of a child as a human being
4) Unreasonable deprivation of child’s basic needs
5) Failure to immediately give to an injured child
 LETS LEARN PROHIBITED ACTS
101
 Discrimination against children

 Refers to an act of exclusion, distinction,

restriction or preference which impairs the
recognition, enjoyment or exercise by all
pupils or students on an equal footing, of all
rights and freedoms.
 LETS LEARN PROHIBITED ACTS
101
 Child Exploitation

 Refers to the use of children for someone

else’s advantage, gratification or profit
resulting in unjust, cruel and harmful
treatment of the child.
 FORMS OF CHILD
EXPLOITATION
 Forms:
1) Sexual Exploitation – refers to the abuse of a
position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for
sexual purposes.

2) Economic exploitation – refers to the use of

the child in work or other activities for the benefit of
others.
 VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN
COMMITTED IN SCHOOLS
refers to a single act or a series of acts committed by school
administrators, academic and non-academic personnel
against a child which result in or is likely to result in physical,
sexual, psychological 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:
1. Physical violence
2. Sexual violence
3. Psychological violence
4. Other acts of violence
 EXAMPLES OF PHYSICAL
VIOLENCE
• It is an act that inflict bodily harm. Includes assigning
children to perform tasks which are hazardous to their
physical well being.
• Cleaning roof, window panes, cutting trees, buying
foods
 EXAMPLES OF SEXUAL
VIOLENCE
• These are acts that are sexual in nature
• Rape, sexual harassment, acts of lasciviousness, making
demeaning and sexually suggestive words, physically attacking
sexual parts
• Forcing the child to watch obscene publications
• Act causing the child to engage in sexual activity by force,
threat, coercion, gifts or favors ---- grades and top 10 promises
 EXAMPLES OF PSYCHOLOGICAL
VIOLENCE
• These are acts causing mental or emotional suffering of
the child and its examples
• Intimidation, harassment, stalking, damage of property,
humiliation, threat of deduction to grades as
punishment, verbal abuse. ----”patal”
 CORPORAL PUNISHMENT

• 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 child
who has been given or has assumed authority or
responsibility for punishment or discipline.
 EXAMPLES OF CORPORAL
PUNISHMENTS
• Beating, kicking, slapping, lashing any part of the body;
• Striking of child’s face or head --- no contact areas
• Pulling hair, shaking, twisting joints, cutting/piercing skin,
dragging, puching
• Forcing child to perform painful or damaging acts
• Deprivation of child’s physical needs
 EXAMPLES OF CORPORAL
PUNISHMENTS
• Deliberate exposure to fire, ice, water, smoke, sunlight, rain,
pepper, alcohol or forcing the child to swallow substances and other
materials that can harm the child
• Tying up a child
• Confinement of child
• Verbal abuse or assaults
• Forcing the child to wear sign boards or put anything that will make
the child foolish
• Permanent confiscation of personal properties of students except
those harmful to them
 BULLYING
• Willful aggressive behavior that is
directed to others
• Committed upon commission of an act
or series of acts directed to other
students that result in physical, mental
abuse, harassment, intimidation and
humiliation.
 EXAMPLES OF BULLYING

• Threatening, public humiliation

• Stalking, imputation of a crime
• Taking property or deliberate damage of it
• Demanding sexual or monetary favors from students or
pupil
• Restraining freedom of students
 WHY PROHIBIT BULLYING

• Bullying has detrimental effect to child’s personality

• An evidence of it.
 DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES
 CHILD PROTECTION
Composition:
COMMITTEE
School Head/Administrator – Chairperson
Composition:
Guidance Counselor/ Teacher –Vice Chairperson
School Head/Administrator – Chairperson
Representative of the Teachers as designated by the
Guidance Counselor/ Teacher –Vice Chairperson
Faculty Club of the Teachers as designated by the Faculty Club
Representative
Representative
Representative
 of the
of the Parents
Parents as designated
as designated by the PTA
by the PTA
Representative
 Representative of pupils/students as designated
of pupils/students by the Supreme
as designated by the
Student Council
Supreme Student Council
Representative from the Community as designated by the
Representative
Punong from the from
Barangay, preferably Community as designated
the Barangay by
Council for the
Protection
the Punong of Children
Barangay, preferably from the Barangay
Council for the Protection of Children
 Functions of CPC’s
Initiate information dissemination programs and organize activities
for the protection of children;
Establish a system for identifying students who may be suffering
from significant harm based on any physical, emotional or
behavioral signs;
Monitor the implementation of positive measures and effective
procedures in providing the necessary support for the child and for
those who care for the child;
Ensure that the children’s right to be heard are respected and
upheld in all matters and procedures affecting their welfare;
 The CPC shall accomplish an Intake Sheet to assess both the

victims and the offenders and report actions taken on the case.
 PROCEDURES IN DEALING
BULLYING
• Upon filing of complaint or mere notice of bullying, it shall be
immediately reported to the School head
• SH shall inform parents of the students in meeting
• Students shall be referred to CPC for counseling and interventions
• Reprimand may be done in the presence of parents
• SH may impose non – punitive measures
• SH may impose punitive measures as last resort
- If done 2x SH can impose 1 week suspension
- If the bullying resulted to SPI/death, follow 9344
 PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS
BEFORE IMPOSITION OF
PENALTY
• Child and parents must be informed of the complaint in
writing
• The child shall be given opportunity to answer
complaint in writing, with the assistance of the parents
• Decision of the SH must be in writing, stating the facts
and the reasons of decision
• Decision of SH is appealable
 PROCEDURES IN HANDLING CORPORAL
PUNISHMENTS AND OTHER ACTS OF VIOLENCE
COMMITTED BY SCHOOL PERSONNEL

 School Head or the Schools Division Superintendent

shall forward the complaint within 48 hours to the
Disciplining Authority, who shall issue an Order for the
conduct of a fact-finding investigation, not later than 72
hours from submission;
 non-teaching personnel - SDS; teaching - RD
 Strictly no amicable settlement
 Respondent maybe placed under preventive suspension
 PROCEDURES IN HANDLING CORPORAL
PUNISHMENTS AND OTHER ACTS OF VIOLENCE
COMMITTED BY SCHOOL PERSONNEL
 Criminal and civil liability shall not be a bar to the
filing of an administrative case;
 The Revised Rules of Procedure of DepED in
Administrative Cases shall apply in all other aspects;
 The identity or other information that may
reasonably identify the pupil or student shall remain
confidential; and
 The identity of a respondent-teacher shall likewise be
kept confidential.
 Assessment & Referral of Victims to the
Local Social Welfare and Development
Office (LSWDO)

 The School Head may refer the victims and offenders to

the local social welfare and development office (LSWDO)
for assessment and appropriate intervention
 The CPC will coordinate closely with the Women and
Child Protection Desks of the PNP, the LSWDO, other
government agencies and NGOs, as may be appropriate
 Complaint

School
head/Principal
Intake
Referral System Sheet Monitoring System
( coordination of Child Protection
immediate response) Committee

Consolidate reports on
incidents and cases of
For possible *Assessment *Other assistance
Division Office all schools and submit
filing of *Pyscho -social intervention
a Division Report
criminal action *protective measures
NGO and other ( Annex A) to the
govt. agencies Regional Office

PNP Consolidate reports on incidents

( women and and cases of the Division offices
children’s DSWD Regional Regional Office
within the region and submit a
protection Office Regional Report (Annex A) to the
LSWDO (Crisis Intervention Unit )
desk) Undersecretary for Legal Affairs

Central Repository of
Central Office
Regional Reports
*This system does not apply to administrative cases
 BULLYING INSIDE
• Follow DO 40 s. 2012
• Any person/teacher --- complaint/notice --- SH
• SH calls parents and inform
• SH refers the case to the CPC
• CPC does necessary intervention ex. Psychologist,
counselor, child protection speciialist, cswd
 BULLYING INSIDE – RECURRENT

• Any person/teacher --- complaint/notice --- SH ---

parents
• SH refers the case to CPC --- non punitive/punitive
measures
• Non punitive --- help of parents and professionals
• Punitive --- suspension 1 week, expulsion
 BULLYING RESULTED TO
PI/DEATH
• Follow RA 9344
• Refer case to the WCPD, while in school, intervention
must be done
 BULLYING OUTSIDE
• If electronic --- school still has jurisdiction ---
follow previous steps in bullying inside.
• Not electronic --- not our business, but is
schooling is affected and bulllying is extended in
School --- apply bullying inside
 CHILD ABUSE/VIOLENCE IN
CHILDREN INSIDE - PERSONNEL
• No amicable settlement in Deped.
• Teacher receives complaint ---- SH ASAP
• SH ---- 48 hrs --- SDS (stops if administrative personnel)
continues for teacher
• SDS ---- 48 hrs --- RD ---- 72 hrs --- order for fact finding
investigation
• Complaint is enough in form and substance --- prima facie case
• Administrative complaint --- 90 days preventive suspension
 THANK YOU VERY MUCH…
• As teachers, concern will not be enough as we must teach them to
follow rules by heart and understand discipline in their own
meaningful ways. Using firm fist will never grow a tree instead an
open hand whose palm is so warm can encourage a child to build
his own personality following rules by heart and not by fear…
• Always remember… more than the objective of educating our
young, we must all boil down to one premise… TEACHING IS
LOVING CHILDREN AND LOVING CHILDREN IS REAL
TEACHING…