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Annex 2B Child Protection Policy

Implementation Checklist
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School-Based Child Protection/Anti-Bullying Policy Implementation


Checklist

Name of School: Agusan del Sur National High School


Address: Brgy. 5, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur
District/Division/Region: CARAGA

This checklist is designed to monitor and evaluate the compliance of the


school/s in the implementation of DepEd Order No. 40, s. 2012 and DepEd
Order No. 55, s. 2013.

Tick the appropriate box that corresponds to your observation.


Instruction: P – Present or In Place
A – Absent or Not In Place
Findings will be based simply on the presence or absence of the requirement
as stated in each item and shall be the basis for a plan of action by the school
and the Division Office.
P A
1. The school has a written school-based child protection and/or anti-bullying ✔
policies.
2. There is a code of conduct incorporated in the school-based child protection or ✔
anti-bullying policy for the following:
a. Students
b. School Administrators
c. Non-Teaching Personnel (guards, maintenance, etc.)
d. Teachers
e. Visitors (Parents, alumni etc.)
f. Off-Campus activities such as field trip, camping etc.
3. The code of conduct has specific provisions to address potential risks to ✔
students such as:
a. Disregarding abusive situation or behavior against children;
b. Employing children as house helper or asking students to care for
teacher’s children while in school;
c. Relating with children in private for personal matters like student-
teacher as “text mates” or face book friends;
d. Going out with students after school such as watching movies;
e. Using green jokes or jokes with double meaning in the class; and
f. Cultural Beliefs (marrying children because it is acceptable based on
one’s culture/religion, amicable settlement on child abuse cases).
4. Promotion or information dissemination of the school-based child protection ✔
and/or anti-bullying policies is done during school opening for:
 Students
 Teachers
 Non-Teaching Personnel
 Parents
5. There are written procedures to guide in conducting disciplinary proceedings in ✔
cases of offenses committed by pupils, students, or learners.
6. The school has adopted a conflict resolution mechanism that respects the rights ✔
of indigenous peoples, provided that they conform to child’s rights and the
Department issuances on child protection.
7. There is an established system for identifying students who may be suffering ✔
from significant harm based on physical, emotional, or behavioral signs.
8. Has developed and implemented a school-based referral and monitoring system ✔
to address child abuse and bullying cases.

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9. There is an existing record of all proceedings related to bullying and child abuse ✔
cases using the Intake Sheet (Annex B of DO 40, s. 2012 or Appendix B or DO
18, s. 2015) as appropriate.
10. Records related to complex cases of child abuse and bullying using the Intake ✔
Sheets (Annex A of DO 40, s. 2012 or Appendix B of DO 18, s. 2015) are well-
kept and separate from simple cases.
11. The school has submitted its consolidated reports on bullying and child abuse ✔
cases to the Division Office a week after the opening of each school year.
12. Has mapped out available resources in their community for possible linkages or ✔
networking for cases needing referrals etc.
13. Has an active coordination with WCPD, DSWD, and other government and Non- ✔
Government Organizations (NGO).
14. Has a clear policy on the use of positive and non-violent discipline for children. ✔
15. There is an organized Child Protection Committee (CPC) in the school. ✔
16. There is an annual capacity building activities for the members of the CPC: ✔
 Guidance Counselor/Designated Guidance Teacher
 Representative of the Students
 Representative of the Parents
 Representative of the Barangay
 Representative of the Teachers
17. The CPC is meeting regularly to discuss appropriate interventions and/or ✔
responses to school problems on bullying and child abuse cases and other
concerns.
18. The school with its CPC has initiated information dissemination programs and ✔
organized activities for the protection of children from abuse, exploitation,
violence, harm, and bullying.
19. There is a strong student participation in the promotion of child protection and ✔
anti-bullying policies of the school.
20. There is a feedback mechanism in the school to monitor the implementation of ✔
the Child Protection and/or Anti-Bullying policies.
10 10
(Total Number of P and A divided by the total number of items multiplied by 100)
Overall Scores 50% 50%

General Description:
Half of the items that is designed to monitor and evaluate are present or in place.

Recommendation:

Item no. 1

*Must have a separate Written Handbook School-based child protection and/or Anti-bullying policy
for Students/Teachers and Non-teaching Personnel.

*Must have a Guidance Counselor/Staff assigned for the Child Protection and Bullying cases.
Also, he/she must attend the said seminar.

Item no. 2

*There is no code of conduct regarding on the off-campus activities such as field trip, camping etc.

*Must separate the code of conduct of Teachers, School Administrators and Non-teaching
personnel (guards, maintenance etc.)

Item no. 3

*Relating with children in private for personal matters like student-teacher, the samples must be
emphasize (letter c, d and e)

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*There is no code of conduct about cultural beliefs of children.

Item no. 4

*There is no information dissemination of the school-based child protection and/or anti-bullying


policies for the Non-teaching Personnel.

Item no. 5

*Must enhance the procedures/guidelines/flowchart regarding on the process of conducting


disciplinary proceedings in cases of offenses committed by students.

Item no. 6

*Must adopt a conflict the resolution mechanism that respects the right of the indigenous people
provided that they conform to child’s rights and the Department issuances on child protection.

Item no. 7

*Must have an established system for identifying students who may be suffering from significant
harm based on physical, emotional, or behavioral signs.

Item no. 8

* Must enhanced (must have a procedures/guidelines/flowchart) the school-based referral and


monitoring system to address child abuse and bullying cases.

Item no. 9

* All the existing records related to bullying and child abuse cases must be converted into Intake
sheets format from DepEd (Annex B of DO 40, s. 2012 or Appendix B or DO 18, s. 2015)

Item no. 10

* All the existing records related to bullying and child abuse cases must be kept using the Intake
sheets from DepEd (Annex B of DO 40, s. 2012 or Appendix B or DO 18, s. 2015)

Item no. 11

* The consolidated reports on bullying and child abuse must be separated.

Item no. 12

* Must record all special cases that are in need of referral outside the school.

Item no. 13

* Continue the active coordination with WCPD, DSWD, and other government and Non-
Government Organizations (NGO)

Item no. 13

* Continue the active coordination with WCPD, DSWD, and other government and Non-
Government Organizations (NGO).

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Item no. 14

* Must conduct a seminar regarding on the use of positive and non-violent discipline for children.

* Must have a clear policy on the use of positive and non-violent discipline for children.

Item no. 15 and 16

* Must have an annual capacity building activities for the members of the CPC. All members must
be present.

Item no. 17.

* CPC members must meet regularly to discuss appropriate interventions and/or responses to
school problems on bullying and child abuse cases and other concerns.

Item no. 18.

* CPC members must initiate information dissemination programs and organize activities for the
protection of children from abuse, exploitation, violence, harm, and bullying.

Item no. 19.

*Must enhance student participation in the promotion of child protection and anti-bullying policies
of the school.

Item no. 20.

*Must have a feedback mechanism in the school to monitor the implementation of the Child
Protection and/or Anti-Bullying policies.

Prepared by:

VIRGILIO C. MORANO
Signature over Printed Name

GUIDANCE COUNSELOR II
Designation

December 13, 2019


Date
Received by:

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Signature over Printed Name

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Designation
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