ATTY.

ARIZ DELSON CAWILAN

CHILD PROTECTION
POLICY
DEPED’s VISION
As a learner-centered public
institution, the Department of
Education continuously
improves itself to better serve
its stakeholders
 DEPED’s MISSION
To protect and promote the right of
every Filipino to quality, equitable,
culture-based, and complete basic
education where:

• Students learn in a child-friendly,

gender-sensitive, safe, and
motivating environment …
 Report on the Incidence of Child Abuse in
Schools
1428
500

450 2013 – 2014

400 2014 – 2015
2015 – 2016
350
Incidence of Child Abuse

300

250

200

150

100

50

0
CAR NCR I II III IV – A IV – B V VI NIR VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII
Regions
 Report on the Incidence of Child Abuse in Schools
INCIDENCE OF CHILD ABUSE IN SCHOOLS
REGION 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018
CAR 61 36 73 23
NCR 182 1,428 300 326

I 28 167 243 21
II 19 65 83 513
III 26 492 5,611 121
IV-A 59 80 292 124
IV-B 10 20 14 23
V 12 156 0 127
VI 25 35 36 21
VII 26 32 65 13
VIII 17 11 150 239
IX 14 74 0 41
X 5 74 47 364
XI 23 18 239 335
XII 9 0 347 66
XIII 5 18 267 103
Total 521 2,706 7,767 2,460
 DEPED NCR STATISTICS
Reported Bullying Incidents Reported Child Abuse
Division Incidents
Caloocan City 30 53
Las Piñas City 103 9
Makati City 120 0
Malabon City 165 3
Mandaluyong City 23 0
Manila 685 137
Marikina City 59 8
Muntinlupa City 70 0
Navotas City 84 0
Parañaque City 143 2
Pasay City 80 1
Pasig City 231 0
Quezon City 212 7
San Juan City 102 3
Taguig City and Pateros 154 4
Valenzuela City 237 22
TOTAL
2,498 249
DEPED NCR STATISTICS

Male Victims of Bullying Female Victims of Total

Bullying

1,694 804 2,498

Male Victims of Child Female Victims of Child Total

Abuse Abuse

138 111 149

 The State shall protect the right of
children to assistance, including
proper care and nutrition, and special
protection from all forms of neglect,
abuse, cruelty, exploitation and other
conditions prejudicial to their
development (Art. XV. Sec. 3(b))
 All educational institutions
shall…x x x… foster love of humanity,
respect for human rights …x x
x...develop moral character and
personal discipline… (Article XIV,
Section 3, (b))
“gives the school, its administrators and teachers,
or the individual, entity or institution engaged
in child care the SPECIAL PARENTAL AUTHORITY
and responsibility over the minor child while
under their supervision, instruction or
custody”…..
 Art. 233
The person exercising substitute parental authority
shall have the same authority over the person of the
child as the parents.
In no case shall the school administrator, teacher or
individual engaged in child care exercising special
parental authority inflict corporal punishment upon
the child. (n)
 Code of Ethics for Professional Teachers
Art. VIII
Sec. 2 A teacher shall recognize that the interest and
welfare of learners are of first and foremost concern,
and shall deal justifiably and impartially with each of
them.
Sec. 8 A teacher shall not inflict corporal punishment
on offending learners nor make deductions from their
scholastic ratings as a punishment for acts which are
clearly not manifestation of poor scholarship
 WHY ARE THERE VARIOUS LAWS
TO PROTECT SCHOOL CHILDREN

• VULNERABILITY OF CHILDREN:
– Children are incapable to fully protect
themselves.
– It is the obligation of the State to protect its
children.
• ADDRESS A WRONG PRACTICE:
– Most children grow up doing the same thing their
parent were doing.
– Most teacher teach the way their teachers taught
and treated them.

–“Cycle of Abuse”
• DETER PERSONS FROM ABUSING CHILDREN
– Law provides penalties for perpetrators
Consequence of Negligence/ Inaction to
maintain or observe CPP & ABP:
1.Civil Liability

2. Administrative Sanctions
• TO PROMOTE LOVE &
COMPASSION
– Only when we too can cry
about the things you said
can we come close to
answering that question.
Why do children suffer so
much? Why do children
suffer? When the heart is
able to ask itself and
weep, then we can
understand something.-
Pope Francis
 CHILD PROTECTION
Refers to programs,
services, procedures and
structures that are
intended to prevent and
respond to abuse,
neglect, exploitation,
discrimination and
violence.
 CHILD PROTECTION
COVERS ALL DIVERSE
ASPECTS OF SCHOOL
OPERATIONS
It encompasses everything while Children are in
School or in School-Related Activities:

-Ensure freedom from abuses

-Ensure safe and secure learning environment
-Ensure freedom from health hazards
 PREVENT RESPOND
1. Adopt Child Protection Policy 1. Reporting procedure
2. Inform all stakeholders about 2. Referral procedures
CPP
3. Intervention Mechanisms
3. Rules on Safe food, water and
surroundings for children 4. Investigation and
4. Precautionary actions during Administrative Procedures
sports/off-campus activities
5. Integration of CPP in
curriculum
 DEPED CHILD PROTECTION &
ANTI-BULLYING POLICY
• Crafted as a pro-active
response of DepEd to Reports
of Bullying and Child Abuse.
• Creation of a forum to address
child abuse and Bullying in
schools.
• Protect PUBLIC & PRIVATE
SCHOOL STUDENT
• Protect TEACHERS from Being
the Subject of Complaints
SALIENT FEATURES OF THE DEPED
CHILD PROTECTION POLICY
 FORMS OF CHILD ABUSE:
1. PHYSICAL ABUSE: Any act that inflict bodily
or Physical Harm.

- Most common form of Child Abuse

-Often viewed as child discipline in schools
-Boxing, Kicking, Slapping, Spanking etc…
2. SEXUAL ABUSE
• Includes:
a. Rape, Sexual Harassment,
Acts of Lasciviousness,
Making demeaning and
sexually suggestive remarks,
Physically attacking sexual
parts

b. Forcing a child to watch

obscene publication and
shows
3. PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE:
Causing mental and emotional
suffering.
Includes: Intimidation,
Harassment, Stalking,
Damage to property, Public
Ridicule, Threat of Deduction
of grade as a form of
punishment and Repeated
verbal abuse.
-Any kind of punishment or penalty
-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.
 CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
Punishment or Penalty Includes
Any of the Following:
1. Infliction of Bodily Harm
eg: beating, slapping, kicking, whipping
2. Forcing a child to perform painful or
damaging acts
eg: Holding weights, kneeling on stones
3. Deprivation of a child’s physical need/s
4. Tying up a child
5. Deliberate exposure of a child to fire, ice,
water, smoke, pepper, rain, sunlight.
6. Forcing a child to swallow any substance that
causes discomfort or poses danger to a child’s
health
7. Confinement of a child/ Deprivation of liberty
8. Verbal abuse and assaults
9. Forcing a child to wear a sign, undress of to
put a child in a in situations that make them
feel foolish or embarrassed in front of others
10. Permanent confiscation of a child’s personal
property, EXCEPT if such property poses
danger to the child or to others.

11. Other analogous cases.

In case of Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination
Committed by Public School Personnel:

1. File complaint with School Head/D.O./R.O.

2. School Head shall immediately Report the same to

the Division Office.

MAY report to the Local Social Welfare and

Development Office (LSWDO) or Children and
Women’s Desk
 PUBLIC SCHOOL’S CHECKLIST
(Child Abuse Cases)
1. It should INFORM the Parents of the incident
and the action taken in Writing;

2. It should REFER the victim-student to the CPC;

3. Intervention Programs are being made;

4. It should REPORT the matter to the Division

Office immediately through a letter;
4. Other Actions:
-All appropriate actions as the Regional Office
or Division Office may direct.
-Actions it deems proper and appropriate

5. Make SURE that the Child overcomes the

Trauma. Include a report regarding this to the
R.O./D.O. (Intake Sheet attached as Annex “B”
of DepEd Order No. 40 s. 2012)
 3 Way Action on Child
Abuse CASES
SCHOOL DIVISION OFFICE REGIONAL OFFICE
1. Intervention 1. Monitor
Program for 1. Investigate the
Affected Child Intervention case
Program for
2. Referral of the 2. Hear and Decide
Child to other Affected Child
agencies, when the case
2. Investigation,
needed when required 3. Ensure
3. Ensure Confidentiality of
Confidentiality 3. Ensure
of the Case Confidentiality of the Case
the Case
 REPUBLIC ACT NO.
10627
AN ACT REQUIRING ALL
ELEMENTARY AND
SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO
ADOPT POLICIES TO
PREVENT AND ADDRESS
THE ACTS OF BULLYING IN
THEIR INSTITUTIONS

DepEd Order No.55 Series of 2013

SALIENT FEATURES
OF THE DEPED
ANTI-BULLYING
POLICY
BULLY DEFINED:
BULLYING ACT:
Elements: if one is not present, there is no
bullying
1. Act is -severe or repeated
-written, verbal, physical or electronic

2. Act is done by a student vs. student

3. Act causes either of the following:

–Causes reasonable fear of physical,

emotional or damage to property;
–Creates a hostile environment;
 WHERE
PROHIBITTED:
1. School Grounds
2. Places adjacent to
the School;
3. Places where school
activities are held;
4. School Bus Stops;
5. School Bus or
Vehicles;
6. Web/ Internet
 CHARACTERISTICS
• Committed by a student/s
against a co-student/s;
• Willful and Aggressive
Behavior
• Victim is out-numbered,
younger, weak, disabled,
less confident or
vulnerable.
Bullying Act Includes:
• Threats to inflict a wrong;

• Stalking/ Unwanted and

Obsessive Attention;
• Taking of Property

• Public Humiliation
• Deliberate Destruction or Defacement of
Property
• Physical Violence
• Demanding or Requiring Sexual of Monetary
favors
• Restraining the freedom of a co-student
• Includes also Cyber Bullying
 DISCRIMINATION AS BULLYING

GENDER:

CREED : RACE.
• Jamey Rodemeyer, 14, A 14-year-old boy stepped in
from Buffalo took his front of a tractor-trailer in
own life after being central Pennsylvania last
week, and became the latest
taunted at school for victim of school bullying to
being gay turn to suicide. Brandon
Bitner.
• Thomas Thompson Two girls have been arrested in
the death of a 12-year-old
took an overdose
central Florida girl who
of painkillers after authorities say committed
other pupils picked suicide after being bulled
on him because he online for nearly a year, a
sheriff said. The girls are 12
was clever and
and 14, and they have been
well-spoken charged with felony
aggravated stalking
• Realina Bruca, mother of John Joseph (9 yr.old)
noticed how her son suddenly became weak and had
bruises on his body last August 2.
• She said they had no money for a check-up, which was
why she only took her son to a doctor four days after
he became sick.
• The boy died on August 9.
• Realina said her son's classmates recalled how he was
bullied after getting into a fight over a chair.
• “She blamed the teacher who was not in the room
when her son was allegedly bullied”.
A 9-year-old boy from Tanong Elementary
School in Malabon is in critical condition
after he was allegedly bullied by his
classmates.
Fred Aston Mendoza, a Grade 4 student, is
currently confined in the Philippine
Children's Medical Center after undergoing
surgery.

The victim's mother, Vilma Santos Mendoza,

said her son had bruises when he went home
last Friday.

"Hinabol daw siya, tapos hinubaran, yun

yung pagkakwento po niya. Tapos
pinagsusuntok na siya sa tiyan, sinipa," she
added.-ABS-CBN
 PROCEDURES IN HANDLING BULLYING CASES:
A. BULLYING:
1. Report to School Head;

-Anonymous complaints should

be entertained.
-Public schools are not allowed to
refer the issue to the Barangay Officials
for settlement.

2. Any school personnel should:

Stop the Bullying Immediately.
-Separate/Remove the victim/bully in the site
-Attend to the medical needs
-Bring Bully to Guidance Office or point
person
3. School Head INFORMS THE PARENTS OF THE
INCIDENT and the steps to be done in the
investigation and actions to avoid further
bullying

4. SET MEETING WITH PARENTS

FOR THE INVESTIGATION;

5. REFERRAL OF VICTIM OR OFFENDER TO CPC-ABC

for intervention
-Determine interventions to be done.
 6. FACT FINDING AND DOCUMENTATION
-Separate interview with parties;
-should be with the Parents
-Students/Parents should be given
opportunity to give written comments
7. IMPOSE APPLICABLE PENALTY ON THE BULLY:

-Depends on the gravity of the act.

-Written Reprimand, Community Service, Suspension,
Exclusion or Expulsion
-Decision Should be in Writing
(Note: All must be in writing for records purposes.)
B. In Case of Serious Physical Injuries or Death

- Same Step as in Bullying

-You MAY report to the Local Social Welfare

and Development Office (LSWDO) or Children
and Women’s Desk

-Make an Immediate Incident Report to the

concerned Division Office
 PUBLIC SCHOOL’S CHECKLIST
(Bullying Cases)
1. It should INFORM the Parents of the incident and the
action taken in Writing;
2. It should REFER the victim and bully-student to the
CPC-ABC;
3. It should THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATE the matter and
accomplish the Intake Sheet attached as Annex “B” of
DepEd Order No. 40, S 2012;
4. It should REPORT AND SUBMIT THE INTAKE SHEET
with the Division Office after its investigation;
5. IMPOSE THE APPROPRIATE SANCTION against the
erring STUDENT, as the case maybe.
6. Make SURE that the Child overcomes the
Trauma. Include a report regarding this to the
R.O./D.O

7. Perform duties under Section 8.4 of the Anti-

Bullying-IRR
 TIPS FOR STUDENTS: TO AVOID
BULLYING IN SCHOOLS
1. Advocacy and Information Dissemination
Programs/Activities:
-SSG School Wide Activity
-Posters, Signs, News Letters, etc.
 TIPS FOR STUDENTS: TO AVOID
BULLYING IN SCHOOLS
2. “NO FEAR”- Report all forms of Bullying to
Teachers/School Authorities
-It’s every body’s right to be protected
 TIPS FOR STUDENTS: TO AVOID
BULLYING IN SCHOOLS
3. “GIVE A HELPING HAND”- Stop bullying when
necessary.
-But do not put the law on your own hands
-Request for assistance
 TIPS FOR STUDENTS: TO AVOID
BULLYING IN SCHOOLS
4. “RESPECT BEGETS RESPECT”
 TIPS FOR STUDENTS: TO AVOID
BULLYING IN SCHOOLS
5. “DURA LEX SED LEX”
-The law maybe harsh, but it is still the law
 6. TEACH DUTIES OF A STUDENT
1. Develop his potentialities
for service, that he may
become an asset to his family
and to society.

2.Uphold the academic

integrity, achieve academic
excellence and abide by the
rules and regulations
• 3. Promote the peace and tranquility of the
school by observing the rules and discipline,
and maintain harmonious relationships with
fellow students and the school personnel.
4. Participate actively in civic affairs and in the
promotion of the general welfare.
5. Exercise his rights responsibly in the
knowledge that he is answerable for any
infringement or violation of the public welfare
and of the rights of others.
 SCHOOL PREVENTIVE MEASURES:
Capacity Building of School Officials,
Personnel, Parents & Students
Strategies:
 Conducting sessions, trainings and
seminars on positive peer relationships
and enhancement of social 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 classroom.
 ESTABLISHMENT OF CHILD PROTECTION
COMMITTEE and ANTI-BULLYING
COMMITTEE(CPC-ABC)
Composition: (6)
1. School Head/Administrator – Chairperson
2. Guidance Counselor/ Teacher –Vice Chairperson
3. Representative of the Teachers as designated by the
Faculty Club
4. Representative of the Parents as designated by the
PTA
5. Representative of pupils/students as designated by
the Supreme Student Council
6. Representative from the Community as designated by
the Punong Barangay, preferably from the BCPC.
 FUNCTIONS OF CPC or ABC:
1. Draft School Child Protection Policy and Anti-Bullying
Policy with Code of Conduct.

2. Identify, Refer and Report to Appropriate Offices cases

involving child abuse and Bullying.

3. Giving Assistance to Parents/Guardians when

appropriate.

4. Initiate information dissemination programs and

organize activities for the protection of children;
5. Ensure that the children’s right to be heard
are respected and upheld in all matters and
procedures affecting their welfare.

6. Provide Counseling and Intervention

Program to Victims or Offenders in Bullying
and Peer abuse cases

7. May Refer the Victim/Bully to the WOMEN

AND CHILD PROTECTION UNIT
In a School without Bullying
 “WE ARE YOUR
PARTNERS TO GROW”

THANK YOU!
N.B. No portion of this presentation shall be
used by anyone without the express consent
of the author.
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