This document outlines the school policies of the Datu Lipus Makapandong National High School regarding protecting students from various forms of abuse. The school aims to provide a safe environment and ensure special protection for students from all types of abuse and exploitation, pursuant to the Philippine Constitution. The policy defines different types of abuses including child abuse, discrimination, exploitation, violence, bullying, and corporal punishment. It also outlines the scope of individuals covered under the policy, such as students, faculty, visitors and others.

1. SCHOOL POLICIES

2. POLICY STATEMENT
The Department of Education (DepEd) in collaboration with
its partners and stakeholders, shall ensure that all schools
are conducive to the education of children. The best interest
of the children shall be the paramount consideration in all
decisions and actions involving children, whether
undertaken by public or private social welfare institutions,
courts of law, administrative authorities, and legislative
bodies, consistent with the principle of First Call for
Children, as enunciated in the CRC.

3. Teachers and learning facilitators especially in learning
centers are their substitute parents,and are expected to
discharge their functions and duties with this in mind. In this
connection, the Family Code empowers the school, its
administrators and teachers, or the individual, entity or
institution engaged in childcare to exercise parental authority
and responsibility over the child, while under their
supervision, instruction or custody

4. DepEd has adopted the policy to provide special protection to children
who are gravely threatened or endangered by circumstances which
affect their normal development and over which they have no control,
and to assist the concerned agencies in their rehabilitation.
Furthermore, this Department aims to ensure such special protection
from all forms of abuse and exploitation and care as necessary for the
child’s well-being, taking into account the primary rights and duties of
parents, legal guardians, or other individual who are legally

5. • Pursuant to the 1987 Constitution, the State shall defend 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
(Article XV, Section 3 (2).
• The constitution further provides that all educational institutions shall inculcate
patriotism and nationalism, foster love of humanity, respect for human rights,
appreciation of the role of national heroes in the historical development of the country,
teach the rights and duties of citizenship, strengthen ethical and spiritual values, develop
moral character and personal discipline, encourage critical and creative thinking,
broaden scientific and technological knowledge, and promote vocational efficiency.
[Article XIV, Section 3 (2)]
BACKGROUND PRINCIPLES

6. Datu Lipus Makapandong National High School believes that:
i. All forms of abuse, discrimination and exploitation are unacceptable and
should not be tolerated.
ii.The rights of children should not be violated and DLMNHS shall as far as
possible provide safe and protective environment.
• All children shall be equally protected and assisted regardless of age,
gender, nationality, religious or political beliefs and family background

7. Scope of the Policy
1.School Head – refers to the chief executive officer or administrator of
the school.
2.School Officials – school officers including teachers from national,
regional, divisional, offices who are occupying supervisory positions.
3.Faculty - Any teaching personnel of the school whether regular
(permanent), substitute, or contractual;
4.Non-Teaching Personnel – Any non-teaching personnel in the school
whatever may be the nature of their appointment or status of
employment such as the following:

8. a. Administrative Officer
b. Guidance Counselor/Advocate
c. Registrar
d. Librarian
e. Disbursing Officer
f. Nurse
g. Bookkeeper
h. Collecting Officer
i. Administrative Aide
j. Security Guard/ Watchman

9. 1. Ministers – religious leaders who are serving in the school as
MASS (Ministers’ in Action for Students in School) workers.
2. Parents – biological parents, adoptive parents, step parents and
the common-law spouse or partner of the parent.
Guardians or Custodians – legal guardians, foster parents, and other
persons, including relatives or even non-relatives, who have
physical custody of the student.

10. 1. Students – refers to bona-fide learners of the school who maybe regular,
transferee, repeater or enrolled in special program such EASE (Effective
Alternative Secondary Education) & ALS (Alternative Learning System).
2. School Visitors – refers to any person who visits the school who may
have official business with the school and any person who does not have
any official business but is found within the premises of the school, such
as but not limited to the following:
a. student teachers or FS students
b. service providers/ suppliers / bidders/ contractors/ product
demonstrators/retailer
c. career advocacy personnel from different colleges and universities
1. Private residents within the school premises – includes individuals who
are residing within the school premises such as the canteen owners and
others.

11. TYPES OF ABUSES
 Child abuse- refers to the maltreatment of a child, whether
habitual or NOT which includes:
- Psychological or physical abuse, neglect, cruelty, sexual abuse
and emotional maltreatment;

12. - Any act by deeds or words which debases, degrades or
demeans the intrinsic worth and dignity of a child as a human
being;
- Unreasonable deprivation of the child’s basic needs of survival;
- Failure to immediately give medical treatment to an injured
student resulting to serious impairment of his or her growth
and development, or in his/her permanent incapacity or death
(Sec 3 [b], RA 7610

13.  Discrimination against children – refers to an act of exclusion,
distinction, restriction or preference which is based on any ground
such as age, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity,
language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin,
property, birth, being infected or affected by Human
Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
(AIDS), being pregnant, being a child in conflict with the law, being a
child with disability or other status or condition, and which has the
purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition enjoyment
or exercise by all persons, on an equal footing, of all rights and
freedoms.

14.  Child exploitation – refers to the use of children for someone else’s
advantage, gratification or profit often resulting in an unjust, cruel
and harmful treatment of the child. These activities disrupt the
child’s normal physical or mental health, education, moral or social
emotional development. It covers situations of manipulation,
misuse, abuse, victimization, oppression or ill-treatment.

15.  There are two main forms of child exploitation that are recognized:
Sexual abuse/exploitation-refers to the abuse of a position of
vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes. It
includes, but not limited to forcing a child to participate in prostitution
or the production of pornographic materials as a result of threat,
deception, coercion, abduction, force, abuse of authority, debt
bondage, fraud or through abuse of a victim’s vulnerability.

16. Economic exploitation – refers to the use of the child in work or
other activities for the benefit of others. Economic exploitation
involves a certain gain or profit through the production, distribution
and consumption of goods and services. This includes but is not
limited to, illegal child labor, as defined in RA 9231

17. 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 as battery, assault, coercion, harassment or
arbitrary deprivation of liberty. It includes, but is not limited to, the following acts:
1. Physical violence refers to acts that inflict bodily or physical harm
2. Sexual violence
a. Rape, sexual harassment, acts of lasciviousness
b. Forcing the child to watch obscene publications
c. Acts causing or attempting to cause the child to engage in any sexual activity.
3. Psychological violence – refers to acts or omissions causing or likely to cause mental or
emotional suffering of the child

18. 1. Bullying – is committed when a student commits an act or a series of acts directed
towards another student, or a series of single acts directed towards several students
in a school setting or a place of learning, which results in physical and mental abuse,
harassment, intimidation, or humiliation. Such may consist of any one or more of the
following:
 Threats to inflict a wrong upon the person, honor or property of the person or on his
or her family
 Stalking or constantly following or pursuing a person in his or her daily activities,
 Taking of property
 Physical violence
 Demanding or requiring sexual or monetary favors

19. 2. Cyber-bullying- the conduct defined in the preceding paragraph, as resulting in harassment, intimidation or
humiliation, through electronic means or other technology such as, but not limited to texting, email, instant
messaging, chatting, internet, social networking websites or other platforms or formats.
Other acts of abuse- refers to other serious acts of abuse committed by a pupil, student or learner upon another
pupil, student or learner of the same school, not falling under the definition of bullying in the preceding
provisions, including but not limited to acts of physical, sexual and psychological nature.
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. It includes physical, humiliating or degrading punishment, including but not limited to the following:
 Blows such as, but not limited to, beating, kicking, hitting, slapping, or lashing, of any part of a child’s body,
with or without the use of an instrument such as, but not limited to a cane, broom, stick, whip or belt;
 Pulling hair, shaking, twisting joints, cutting or piercing skin, dragging, pushing or throwing of a child.
 Forcing a child to perform physically painful or damaging acts such as, but not limited to, holding a weight or
weights for an extended period and kneeling on stones, salt, pebbles or other objects

20.  Deprivation of a child’s physical needs as a form of punishment;
 Deliberate exposure to fire, ice, water, smoke, sunlight, rain, pepper, alcohol, or forcing the child to
swallow substances, dangerous chemicals, and other materials that can cause discomfort or threaten
the child’s health, safety and sense of security such as, but not limited to bleach or insecticides,
excrement or urine;
 Tying up a child;
 Confinement, imprisonment or depriving the liberty of a child
 Verbal abuse or assaults, including intimidation or threat of bodily harm, swearing or cursing,
ridiculing or denigrating the child;
 Forcing a child to wear a sign, to undress or disrobe, or to put on anything that will make a child look
or feel foolish, which belittles or humiliates the child in front of others;
 Permanent confiscation of personal property of students except when such pieces of property pose a
danger to the child or to others, and

21. CODE OF CONDUCT FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL
• The school shall follow all stipulated behavioural protocols and prohibitions as stipulated under D.O.
40 S. 2012, but will also require all teaching and non-teaching personnel to follow the following
school-based code of conduct:
DO’s
1. Adhere to the policies and guidelines of the Department of Education;
2. Treat students fairly;
3. Inculcate self-worth among students;
4. Appreciate students’ performance;
5. Encourage students to become productive individual;
6. Monitor students’ progress;
7. Must be sensitive with students’ gender preference, religion, culture, ethnicity, economic status, physical
and mental condition;
8. Immediately inform parents about students’ misbehavior and other emergency situation;
9. Advisers to secure contact numbers of parents of students under their advisory class.

22. DONT’s
• Teachers are strictly prohibited to do the following:
1. Saying or uttering unpleasant words such as “yawa, pesti, bulok, bwisit, yati, animal, inutil, walay
pag-asa, walay pulos, flip, addict” and the like;
2. Wearing inappropriate attire inside the school such as spaghetti straps, sando, tube blouses, see
through blouses/dress, mini-skirts, shorts and the like during classes hours, seminars, trainings and
official occasions except on activities/training duly approved by the school head.
3. Engaging in different vices inside the school such as gambling, smoking etc.;
4. Collecting unauthorized fees from students;
5. Asking and receiving gifts from students and parents in exchange for students’ merits;
6. Authorizing students to solicit amount from anybody in any manner;
7. Requiring students to do laborious and risky work such as cleaning comfort rooms alone,
Carrying heavy equipment and/or things and the like;

23. 8. Assigning students to rehearse for school activities, comply requirements beyond school hours
without teacher’s supervision;
9. Delegating students to do teacher’s works such as recording grades, filling up forms and other
related tasks;
10. Requesting students to get/bring filled grade sheets from subject teachers;
11. Controlling students’ free time [recess time and lunch break];
12. Sending students activities through text message/call except for emergency situations;
13. Letting students perform outdoor activities without teacher’s supervision;
14. Posting/expressing personal negative feelings towards students using social media such as
facebook, twitter, instagram and the like;
15. Sending students home without proper coordination with the parents or guardian;
16. Ignoring student’s needs for medical attention;
17. Threatening students with the use of their academic performance such as deducting and failing
grades;

24. 18. Using stick/rod as pointing device during class hour;
19. Treating students unfairly;
20. Posting names of students whose parents did not give the agreed financial support;
21. Offering free rides to students except for emergency situations;
22. Having personal affairs with students such as being text mates, dating, courting and other similar
acts;
23. Physical contact with students such as holding hands, tapping, hugging, caressing and other
confusing touches;
24. Having one on one activity with students in private, confined spaces (e.g. rooms with closed doors
and windows)
25. Directly selling any products to students;
26. Bringing school properties at home;

25. CODE OF CONDUCT FOR VISITORS
In line with keeping children safe from harm, abuse and violence, both actual and potential,
the school also mandate all visitors to follow the behavioural guidelines stipulated under D.O. 40
s.2012, and also require them to follow the following localized behavioural protocols:
 DO’s
1. Sign in the visitors’ logbook at the guard house before entering the school premises;
2. Present an ID at the guard house which will be retrieved after his/her transaction in school;
3. Proceed to the Principal’s Office, School In-charge of the Week or Guidance Advocate and seek
authorization slip if necessary;
4. Sign a Statement of Commitment to adhere on the school CPP before his/her/their transaction
in the school;
5. Meet with the students on the designated area;

26.  DONT’s
1. Getting inside the classroom without permission from the office;
2. Taking pictures of students and school site without proper communication;
3. Selling any kind of goods to students;
4. Conducting any form of surveys without approval from the principal;
5. Asking contact numbers of the students;
6. Dating with students;
7. Allowing/inviting students to stay on their bunk houses;
8. Transacting personal business during class hours;
9. Collecting payments from teachers and students during class hours;
10.Bringing/inviting students to attend religious activities unless approved by the
parents/guardians and/or school principal.

27. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF STUDENTS:
Students shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
A. Comply with the school’s regulations, as long as they are in harmony with their best
interests. Students shall refrain from:
1. Engaging in discrimination, or leading a group of pupils or students to discriminate
another, with reference to one’s physical appearance, weaknesses and status of any sort;
2. Doing any act that is inappropriate or sexually provocative.
3. Participating in behavior of other stude nts that is illegal, unsafe or abusive;
4. Marking or damaging school property in any way, including books, chairs, etc.;
5. Engaging in fights or any aggressive behavior;
6. Introducing into the school premises and/or possessing prohibited articles, such as
deadly weapons, drugs, alcohol, toxic and noxious substances, cigarettes and
pornographic material and
7. Performing other similar acts that cause damage or injury to another.

28. CODE OF CONDUCT FOR STUDENTS:
1. Follow the existing school rules and regulation;
2. Practice proper waste disposal;
3. Maintain harmonious relationship with peers, to teaching and non-teaching
personnel;
4. Engage in different academic and co-curricular activities;
5. Be sensitive with the feelings of others;
6. Use free time productively;
7. Maintain personal hygiene and grooming;
8. Cooperate and participate in class activities;