DepEd Order No. 40, s.

2012
Child Protection Policy
 Legal Basis
• “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. (Art XV, Sec. 3, par 2, 1987 Constitution)

 All educational institutions shall inculcate patriotism and

nationalism, foster love of humanity, respect for human
rights, xxxxxxx, teach the rights and duties of citizenship,
strengthen ethnical and spiritual values, develop moral
character and personal discipline, encourage critical and
creative thinking, broaden scientific and technological
knowledge and promote vocational efficiency..

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 FAMILY CODE
• “empower the school, its administrators and teachers, or
the individual, entity or institution engaged in child care
to exercise the SPECIAL PARENTAL AUTHORITY and
responsibility over the minor child while under their
supervision, instruction or custody”…..

• “Authority and responsibility shall apply to all authorized

activities whether INSIDE or OUTSIDE the premises of
the school, entity or institution….”

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 Child Protection Policy
 The Department of Education (“DepEd”) shall
ensure that schools are a safe place for the
education of children.

 The best interest of the child shall be the

paramount consideration in all decisions and
actions involving children

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 Zero Tolerance Policy of DepEd

“ Accordingly, this Department reiterates a zero tolerance

policy for any act of child abuse, exploitation, violence,
discrimination, bullying and other forms of abuse, and
hereby promulgates this Department Order.” (Sec. 2, Last Par. of
Statement of Polcy)

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 Coverage
"Child" - refers to any person below eighteen (18)
years of age or those over but are unable to fully
take care of themselves or protect themselves from
abuse, neglect, cruelty, exploitation or discrimination
because of a physical or mental disability or condition;
(RA 7610).

For purposes of this Department Order, the term also

includes pupils or students who may be eighteen
(18) years of age or older but are in school. (Sec. 3, A,
of the Policy)

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
2. "CHILDREN IN SCHOOL" - refers to bona fide pupils,
students or learners who are enrolled in the basic
education system, whether regular, irregular, transferee
or repeater, including those who have been temporarily
out of school, who are in the school or learning centers
premises or participating in school-sanctioned activities.

"Pupil, Student or Learner" - means a child who

regularly attends classes in any level of the basic
education system, under the supervision and tutelage
of a teacher or facilitator.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 PROTECTION NEEDED BY THE
STUDENTS, PUPILS and LEARNERS
1. Child Abuse
2. Discrimination against children;
3. Child Exploitation;
4. Violence against children in school;
5. Corporal punishment
6. Any analogous or similar acts; and
7. Bullying or peer abuse

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 Child Abuse
I. "Child Abuse"- refers to the maltreatment of a child,
whether habitual or not, which includes any of the
following:
1. psychological or physical abuse, neglect, cruelty,
sexual abuse and emotional maltreatment;
2. any act by deeds or words which debases, degrades or
demeans the intrinsic worth and dignity of a child as a
human being;
3. unreasonable deprivation of the child's basic needs for
survival, such as food and shelter; or
4. failure to immediately give medical treatment to an
injured child resulting in serious impairment of his or
her growth and development or in the child's permanent
incapacity or death (Sec. 3 [b],RA7610).

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
(Form of child abuse)
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:

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 Acts Constituting Corporal
1)
Punishment
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;
2) Striking of a child's face or head, such being declared as a "no
contact zone";
3) Pulling hair, shaking, twisting joints, cutting or piercing skin,
dragging, pushing or throwing of a child;
4) 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;

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 Acts Constituting Corporal
Punishment
5) Deprivation of a child's physical needs as a form of
punishment;
6) 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;
7) Tying up a child;
8) Confinement, imprisonment or depriving the liberty
of a child;

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 Acts Constituting Corporal
Punishment
9. Verbal abuse or assaults, including intimidation or
threat of bodily harm, swearing or cursing, ridiculing
or denigrating the child;
10. 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;
11. Permanent confiscation of personal property of
pupils, students or learners, except when such
pieces of property pose a danger to the child or to
others; and
12. Other analogous acts.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 Discrimination
• refers to an act of exclusion, distinction, restriction or
preference

• 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

• 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.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Sexual Exploitation
 refers to the abuse of a
position of vulnerability,
differential power, or trust,
for sexual purposes. It
includes, but it is not limited
to forcing a child to
participate in prostitution or
the production of
pornographic materials, as a
result of being subjected to a
threat, deception, coercion,
abduction, force, abuse of
authority, debt bondage,
fraud or through abuse of a
victim's vulnerability.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 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.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Violence against children committed in schools
PHYSICAL VIOLENCE

•acts that inflict bodily or physical harm

•It includes assigning children to perform tasks which are
hazardous to their physical well-being.
• ex. Boxing, kicking, slapping, spanking, pinching

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Violence against children committed in schools
SEXUAL VIOLENCE
a)rape, sexual harassment, acts of lasciviousness,
making demeaning and
sexually suggestive remarks, physically attacking the
sexual parts of the victim's body;
b)forcing the child to watch obscene publications and
indecent shows or forcing the child to do indecent
sexual acts and/or to engage or be involved in, the
creation or distribution of such films, indecent
publication or material; and acts causing or
attempting to cause the child to engage in any sexual
activity by force, threat of force, physical or other
harm or threat of physical or other harm or coercion,
or through inducements, gifts or
favors.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Violence against children committed in schools
• PSYCHOLOGICAL OR EMOTIONAL ABUSE
• refers to acts or omissions causing or likely to
cause mental or emotional suffering of the child, such as
but not limited to
intimidation, harassment, stalking, damage to property,
public ridicule or humiliation, deduction or threat of
deduction from grade or merit as a form of punishment,
and repeated verbal abuse.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 Bullying
• "Bullying or Peer Abuse" - refers to willful aggressive behavior that is
directed, towards a particular victim who may be out-numbered, younger, weak, with
disability, less confident, or otherwise vulnerable.

• More particularly:
• 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.(See:
pars. “a” to “h for acts considered as bullying)

• 2. Cyber – bullying -is any 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

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 Duties and Responsibilities of School Personnel

School Personnel
Article 218 of the Family Code of the Philippines
provides the following responsibilities of school
administrators, teachers, academic and non- academic and
other personnel:

A.Exercise special parental authority and responsibility over

the child while under their supervision, instruction and
custody. Authority and responsibility shall apply to all
authorized activities whether inside or outside the premises
of the school, entity or institution

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 Duties and Responsibilities of School Personnel

Articles 220 and 233 of the Family Code of the

Philippines, Presidential Decree No. 603, and other related
laws enumerated the following duties and responsibilities of
the abovementioned persons and personnel over the
children under their supervision, instruction and custody:

B.Keep them in their company and support, educate and

instruct them by right precept and good example;
C.Give them love and affection, advice and counsel,
companionship and understanding;

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 Duties and Responsibilities of School Personnel

D. Enhance, protect, preserve and maintain their physical

and mental health at all times;
E. Furnish them with good and wholesome educational
materials, supervise their activities, recreation and
association with others, protect them from bad company
and prevent them from acquiring habits detrimental to
their health, studies and morals;
F. Represent them in all matters affecting their interests;

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Section 7. - Schools
The School Heads shall have the following
duties and responsibilities:

A.Ensure the institution of effective child protection policies

and procedures, and monitor compliance thereof;
B.Ensure that the school adopts a child protection policy;
C.Ensure that all pupils, students or learners, school
personnel, parents, guardians or custodians, and visitors
and guests are made aware of child protection policy
(Annex "C").

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
D. Organize and convene the Child Protection Committee
for the school;
E. Conduct the capacity building activities for the members
of the Child Protection Committee and Guidance
Counselors/Teachers;
F. Conduct disciplinary proceedings in cases of offenses
committed by pupils, students or learners;
G. Ensure that the participatory and other rights of children
are respected and upheld in all matters and procedures
affecting their welfare;

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
H. Maintain a record of all proceedings related to bullying
or peer abuse and submit after each school year to the
Division Office the report and a copy of the intake form
(Annexes "A" & "B", respectively);
I. Conduct the appropriate training and capability-building
activities on child protection measures and protocols;
J. Ensure that the school adopts a student Code of
Conduct to be followed by every pupil, student or
learner while on school grounds, or when traveling to
and from school, or during a school-sponsored activity,
and during lunch period, whether on or off
campus;

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
K. Adopt such conflict resolution mechanisms that respect the
rights of indigenous peoples, provided that they conform to
this Department Order and they uphold the rights of the
child;
L. Coordinate with the appropriate offices and other agency or
instrumentality for appropriate assistance and intervention,
as may be required in the performance of its functions;
M. Coordinate with the Department of Social Welfare and
Development or, the appropriate government agencies or
non-governmental organizations on a Child Protection
Hotline for reporting abuse, violence, exploitation,
discrimination, bullying and other similar
acts and for counseling;

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 Ensure that all incidents of abuse, violence, exploitation,
discrimination, bullying and other similar acts are
addressed in accordance with the provisions of this
Department Order.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 Child Protection Committee
All public and private elementary and secondary schools shall establish
a Child Protection Committee (CPC).

A.The CPC shall be composed of the following:

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 Parents-
Teachers Association
5. Representative of pupils, students and learners as designated by
the Supreme Student Council
6. Representative from the Community as designated by the Punong
Barangay, preferably a member of the Barangay Council for the
Protection of Children (BCPC).

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Duties of Child Protection

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
RULES AND PROCEDURES IN HANDLING CHILD
ABUSE, EXPLOITATION, VIOLENCE AND
DISCRIMINATION CASES

Referral System
(DepEd,
CSWD,
Barangay)

Monitoring
and
Evaluation

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
RULES AND Complainant
PROCEDURES
IN HANDLING School Head Schools Division
Superintendent
CHILD ABUSE,
EXPLOITATION Forward within 48 hrs Disciplining
Authority
, VIOLENCE
AND If teaching Non teaching
personnel personnel
DISCRIMINATI
ON CASES Not later than SDO orders a
RO orders a FFI
72 hours FFI

Administrative
Case is filed

Formal
Investigation

Resolution/
Decision
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 Complainant
PROCEDURE IN 1. Separate bully
BULLYING and victim (must
School Head/Guidance be assisted by
INCIDENTS Counselor/Teacher
parents/guardian)
Fill up INTAKE SHEET
2. Identify level of
threats, develop
Child Protection Documentation and intervention,
Committee Fact Finding strategies;
3. Make
recommendation
Intervention s to the CPC

Referral

Trained professionals
outside the school,
social workers,
psychologists

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
DepEd Order No. 55, s. 2013
IRR Anti – Bullying Act 2013
 Bullying (RA 10627)
 Any severe or repeated use by one or more
students of a written, verbal or electronic
expression, or a physical act or gesture, or any
combination thereof, directed at another student
that has the effect of actually causing or placing
the latter in reasonable fear of physical or
emotional harm or damage to his property;
creating a hostile environment at school for the
other student; infringing on the rights of the
other student at school; or materially and
substantially disrupting the education process or
the orderly operation of a school; such as, but
not limited to, the following:

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Bullying...
 Any unwanted physical contact between the bully
and the victim;
 Any act that causes damage to a victim’s psyche
and/or emotional well-being;
 Any slanderous statement or accusation that
causes the victim undue emotional distress; and
 Cyber-bullying or any bullying done through the
use of technology or any electronic means.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Bullying includes (IRR) :
 “Cyber- bullying” or any bullying done through
the use of technology or any electronic means.
The term shall also include any conduct resulting
to harassment, intimidation, or humiliation,
through the use of other forms of technology,
such as, but not limited to texting, email, instant
messaging, chatting, internet, social media,
online games, or other platforms or formats as
defined in DepED Order No. 40, s. 2012; and
 Any other form of bullying as may be provided in
the school’s child protection or anti-bullying
policy, consistent with the Act and this IRR.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Bullying shall also include (IRR) :
 “Social bullying”
- any deliberate, repetitive and aggressive social
behavior intended to hurt others or to belittle
another individual or group.

 “Gender-based bullying”
- any act that humiliates or excludes a person on
the basis of perceived or actual sexual orientation
and gender identity (SOGI).

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Adoption of Anti-Bullying Policies
 All elementary and secondary schools are
directed to adopt policies to address the
existence of bullying in their respective
institutions.(Sec. 3, RA 10627)

 All public and private kindergartens are also

covered. (IRR)

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 Contents of School Policies Addressing
Bullying (RA 10627)
a. Prohibited acts
b. Range of disciplinary administrative actions
that may be taken against a perpetrator for
bullying or retaliation which shall be
commensurate with the nature and gravity of the
offense and a rehabilitation program which shall
be administered by the institution concerned.
c. Prevention and Intervention
d. Procedure

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 Prohibited Acts (RA 10627)
1. Bullying at the following:
a. school grounds;
b. property immediately adjacent to school
grounds;
c. school sponsored or school-related activities,
functions or programs whether on or off school
grounds;
d. school bus stops;
e. school buses or other vehicles owned, leased or
used by a school;
f. school buses or school services privately-owned
but accredited by the school.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
2. Bullying through the use of technology or an electronic
device or other forms of media owned, leased or used by
a school;

3. Bullying at a location, activity, function or program that

is not school-related and through the use of technology or
an electronic device or other forms of media that is not
owned, leased or used by a school; and

4. Retaliation against a person who reports bullying, who

provides information during an investigation of bullying,
or who is a witness to or has reliable information about
bullying.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
OF SCHOOL (IRR)
 Adopt and implement a child protection or anti-
bullying policy in accordance with this IRR and
submit the same to the Division Office;
 Provide students and their parents or guardians a
copy of the child protection or anti-bullying policy
adopted by the school. Such policy shall likewise be
included in the school’s student and/or employee
handbook and shall be conspicuously posted on the
school walls and website, if there is any;
 Educate students on the dynamics of bullying, the
anti-bullying policies of the school as well as the
mechanisms for the anonymous reporting of acts of
bullying or retaliation;

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 Duties and Responsibilities of School (IRR)
 Educate parents and guardians about the dynamics of
bullying, the child protection or anti-bullying policy of
the school and how parents and guardians can provide
support and reinforce the said policy at home;
 Devise prevention, intervention, protective and
remedial measures to address bullying;
 Conduct the capacity building activities for guidance
counselors/teachers and the members of the Child
Protection Committees;
 Ensure effective implementation of the anti-bullying
policy and monitor compliance therewith;
 Ensure the safety of the victim of bullying, the bully,
and the bystander and determine the students’ needs
for protection;

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 Duties and Responsibilities of School
(IRR)
 Ensure that the rights of the victim, the bully, and the
bystander are protected and upheld during the conduct
of the investigation;
 Accomplish the Intake Sheet prescribed in Annex “B”,
whenever there is an incident of bullying, maintain a
record of all proceedings related to bullying, and
submit reports prescribed in “Annex A,” of DepED
Order No. 40, s. 2012, to the Division Office;
 Maintain a public record or statistics of incidents of
bullying and retaliation;
 Coordinate with appropriate offices and other agencies
or instrumentalities for appropriate assistance and
intervention, as required by the circumstances.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
CHILD PROTECTION COMMITTEE (CPC) (IRR)
Composition:
 School Head/Administrator – Chairperson
 Guidance Counselor/ Teacher – Vice Chairperson
 Representative of the Teachers as designated by the
Faculty Club
 Representative of the Parents as designated by the
Parents-Teachers Association
 Representative of students, except in kindergarten, as
designated by the Supreme Student Council; and
 Representative from the Community as designated by
the Punong Barangay, preferably a member of the
Barangay Council for the Protection of Children (BCPC).
For private schools, a representative from the
Community provided in the preceding number shall be
optional.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Functions of CPC (IRR)

 Conduct awareness-raising programs with school

stakeholders in preventing and addressing bullying;

 Ensure that the anti-bullying policy adopted by the

school is implemented;

 Monitor all cases or incidents related to bullying

reported or referred by the teacher, guidance
counselor or coordinator or any person designated to
handle prevention and intervention measures
mentioned by the preceding sections of this IRR; and

 Make the necessary referrals to appropriate agencies,

offices or persons, as may be required by the
circumstances.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Procedure in Handling Bullying Cases in School
(IRR)
A. Immediate Responses
1. Attention of any shall be immediately called
2. The school personnel shall intervene, by:
i. Stopping the bullying or retaliation immediately;
ii. Separating the students involved;
iii. Removing the victim or, in appropriate cases,
the bully or offending student, from the site;
iv. Ensuring the victim’s safety
v. Bringing the bully to the Guidance Office or the
designated school personnel.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Procedure in Handling Bullying Cases in School
(IRR)
B. Reporting the Bullying Incident or Retaliation

 All bullying incidents or retaliation shall be

immediately reported to the teacher, guidance
counselor or any person designated to handle
bullying incident.
 Intake Sheet, as provided in DepED Order No. 40,
s. 2012, shall be filled up.
 The school head or the designated school personnel
shall inform the parents or guardian of the victim
and the bully about the incident.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Procedure in Handling Bullying Cases in School
(IRR)
 If an incident of bullying or retaliation involves
students from more than one school, the school
that was first informed of the bullying or
retaliation shall promptly notify the appropriate
administrator or school head of the other school
so that both schools may take appropriate action.
 Anonymous reports shall be entertained, and the
person who reported the incident shall be
afforded protection from possible retaliation.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Procedure in Handling Bullying Cases in School
(IRR)
C. Fact - Finding and Documentation
The school administrator or school head,
guidance counselor/teacher, or person designated to
handle bullying incidents shall:
1. Separately interview in private the bully or offending
student and the victim.
2. Determine the levels of threats and develop
intervention strategies.
3. Inform the victim and the parents or guardian of the
steps to be taken to prevent any further acts of
bullying or retaliation; and
4. Make appropriate recommendations to the Child
Protection Committee on proper interventions, referrals
and monitoring.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Procedure in Handling Bullying Cases in School
(IRR)
D. Intervention
The CPC shall determine the appropriate intervention
programs for the victim, the bully and bystanders. The School
Head shall ensure that these are provided to them.

E. Referral
The school head or the Child Protection Committee may
refer the victims and the bully to trained professionals outside
the school, such as social workers, guidance counselors,
psychologists, or child protection specialists, for further
assessment and appropriate intervention measures, as may be
necessary. The school head or the designated school personnel
shall notify the Women and Children’s Protection Desk (WPCD)
of the local Philippine National Police, if he believes that
appropriate criminal charges may be pursued against the bully
or offending student.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 Procedure in Handling Bullying Cases in School
(IRR)
F. Disciplinary Measures
 Bullying incidents or retaliation shall be treated according to their
nature, gravity or severity and attendant circumstances.
 Punitive measures will be the last resort
 Written reprimand, community service, suspension, exclusion or
expulsion, in accordance with existing rules and regulations of the
school or of the Department for public schools, may be imposed, if
the circumstances warrant the imposition of such penalty, provided
that the requirements of due process are complied with.
 The bully shall also be required to undergo an intervention
program which shall be administered or supervised by the school’s
CPC. The parents of the bully shall be encouraged to join the
intervention program.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Applicability of R.A. 9344, as amemded,
and other related laws (IRR)
• If the bullying incident or retaliation resulted in
serious physical injuries or death, the case shall
be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of
Republic Act 9344 or the “Juvenile Justice and
Welfare Act,” as amended, and its Implementing
Rules and Regulations, in connection with other
applicable laws, as may be warranted by the
circumstances attendant to the bullying incident.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 Confidentiality (IRR)
 Any information relating to the identity and
personal circumstances of the bully, victim, or
bystander shall be treated with utmost
confidentiality.
 Any school personnel who commits a breach of
confidentiality shall be subject to appropriate
administrative disciplinary action in accordance with
the existing rules and regulations of the
Department of Education or the private school,
without prejudice to any civil or criminal action.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 Reporting Requirement (IRR)
 All schools shall submit a copy of their child
protection or anti-bullying policy to the Division
Office within six (6) months from the effectivity of
this IRR.
 Every first week of each school year, all schools
shall submit to the Division Office a report on
relevant information and statistics on bullying and
retaliation
 In addition to the requirements for an application
for a permit to operate and/or recognition as
prescribed by the existing rules of the Department,
private schools shall submit a child protection or
anti-bullying policy to the Regional Director.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 Sanction for Non-compliance (IRR)
A. Private Schools
 School personnel who fails to comply with the requirements of the Act
or this IRR shall be subject to appropriate disciplinary sanctions as
may be imposed by the private school. A copy of the decision in such
cases shall be submitted to the Division Office.
 Private schools that fail to comply with the requirements of the Act or
this IRR shall be given notice of such failure by the Division Office.
The school shall be given thirty (30) days to comply. An extension of
not more than one (1) month may be granted by the Regional Director
in meritorious cases.
 The Secretary of the Department of Education, through the Regional
Director, may suspend or revoke, as appropriate, the permit or
recognition of a private school that fails to comply with the
requirements under the Act or this IRR.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Sanction for Non-compliance (IRR)
B. Public Schools
 School personnel who fail to comply with the
provisions of the Act or this IRR shall be
subject to administrative disciplinary
proceedings in accordance with the Civil
Service Rules and the relevant issuances of the
Department of Education.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Thank you!

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