ARTICLE IV.

PARTICIPATION OF THE
FAMILY,STUDENTS,TEACHERS AND SHOOL
AUTHORITIES IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS
ACT
DEXTER LOUIS P. GIALOGO
 PARTICIPATION OF
STUDENTS,TEACHERS AND SHOOL
AUTHORITIES IN THE
ENFORCEMENT OF RA 9165
 SECTION 42 ARTICLE IV
STUDENT COUNCILS AND CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS

All elementary, secondary and

tertiary schools’ student councils
and campus organizations shall
include in their activities a program
for prevention of and deterrence in
the use of dangerous drugs and
referral for treatment and
rehabilitation of students for drug
dependence

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 SECTION 43 ARTICLE IV
SCHOOL CURRICULA
Instructions shall include:
1) 1. Adverse effects of the abuse and misuse if
dangerous drugs on the person, the family, the school
and the community;
2) 2. Preventive measures against drug abuse;
3) 3. Health, socio-cultural, psychological, legal and
economic dimensions of the drug problem;
4) 4. Steps to take when intervention on behalf of a drug
dependent is needed, as well as the services available
for the treatment and rehabilitation of drug
dependents; and
5) 5. Misconceptions about the use of dangerous drugs
such as, but not limited and therapeutic use as well as
the differentiation between medical and accidental
stigmatization in the consciousness of the students.

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 SECTION 44 ARTICLE IV
HEADS, SUPERVISORS, AND TEACHERS OF SCHOOLS
1) 1. ALL SCHOOL HEADS, SUPERVISORS and TEACHERS:
1) -has the authority to apprehend;
2) -to arrest or cause the apprehension;
3) - or arrest any person who violates the provisions of RA 9165
*They have the authority if they are in the school or within its immediate vicinity or beyond
such immediate vicinity

2. TEACHERS OR SCHOOL EMPLOYEE, who discovers or find that any person in the
school or within its immediate vicinity is liable for violating any of said provisions, shall have
the duty to report the same to the school head or immediate superior who shall, in turn, report
the matter to the proper authorities.

*Failure to report: after due hearing there will be a disciplinary action by the school
authorities.
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