Republic of the PhilippinesDepartment of Education

Region XIISurallah North District

PUROK SISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSurallah, South Cotbato

CRISPIN A. SOLIVEN JR.Schools Division SuperintendentOfficer In-chargeDivision of South Cotabato

Sir;

Greetings of peace!

Attached is the Child Protection Policy for School Year 2015-2016 Purok Sison

Elementary School, which we are hereby endorsing you for your acceptance.This policy

is the product of joined efforts both the internal and external stakeholders of our school.

Thank you very much.

Sincerely yours,

GELACIO G. CABAYLO JR. RONNIE B. ESCLETO Principal 1 SGC President

JONATHAN N. FAROCHILIN CHARLOTTE M. CASTRO PTA President School Guidance Coordinator

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SCHOOL CHILD PROTECTION COMMITTEE

GELACIO G. CABAYLO JR.Principal 1

SCPC Chairman

CHARLOTTE M. CASTROSchool Guidance Coordinator/PSESTA President

SCPC Vice- Chairman

RENATO SUSBILLAPunong Barangay

SCPC Member

RONNIE ESCLETOSGC PresidentSCPC Member

JONATHAN FAROCHILINPTA PresidentSCPC Member

RIZZA JANE ODILAOPGO PresidentSCPC Member

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Vision:  

We dream of Filipinos who passionately love their country and whose values and

competencies enable them to realize their full potential and contribute meaningfully to

building the nation.

 

As a learner-centered public institution, the Department of Education

continuously improves itself to better serve its stakeholders.

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

teachers facilitate learning and constantly nurture every learner

administrators and staff, as stewards of the institution, ensure an enabling and

supportive environment for effective learning to happen

family, community, and other stakeholders are actively engaged and share

responsibility for developing life-long learners.

Core Values:

Maka-Diyos,

Maka-tao,

Maka-kalikasan,

Makabansa

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I. Introduction

Any form of violence and abuse among our schoolchildren, like bullying, is

considered to be a societal problem even though these incidents happen in schools.

Hence, the school and the community are held responsible in addressing these

complications and child protection should consequently be imposed.

The Purok Sison Elementary School believes that every child has the right to be

protected, supported and cared for by his family, school and community where he

belongs. The occurrence of any form of abuse on their part should be prevented. It is

the desire of this institution to protect every child and ensure appropriate actions for

those who might have been experiencing these harms.

The school, the teachers, parents and other stakeholders must be aware of the

rights of every child; right to live – food, shelter, and health, right to develop- to

education, leisure etc., and the right to be protected against abuse, discrimination, etc.

(UN Convention of the Rights of the Child, 1990). Hence, failure to

II. Scope and Limitation

This Contextualized Child Protection Policy (CCPP) is intended to guide and

protect pupils, from Kindergarten to grade Six including the out of school – youth who

are part of the community. Teachers and stakeholders of Purok Sison Elementary

School of Surallah North District are also part of this policy and on the implementation.

III. Definition of Terms

The following terms are defined as used in this policy.

For purposes of this policy, “child abuse” is any action (or lack of action) that

endangers or harms a child’s physical, psychological or emotional health and

development. Child abuse occurs in different ways and includes the following:

Physical abuse – any physical injury to a child that is not accidental, such as

beating, shaking, burns, and biting.

Emotional abuse – emotional injury when the child is not nurtured or provided

with love and security, such as an environment of constant criticism, belittling and

persistent teasing.

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Sexual abuse – any sexual activity between a child and an adult or between a

child and another child at least four years older than the victim, including

activities such as fondling, exhibitionism, intercourse, incest, and pornography.

Neglect – depriving a child of his or her essential needs, such as adequate food,

water, shelter, and medical care.

Bullying - is the use of force, threat, coercion to abuse, intimidate, or aggressively

dominate others. The behavior is often repeated and habitual. One essential

prerequisite is the perception, by the bully or by others, of an imbalance of social or

physical power. Behaviors used to assert such domination can include verbal

harassment or threat, physical assault or coercion, and such acts may be directed

repeatedly towards particular targets. It can be classified into four types:

Physical ( hitting, punching, or kicking )

Verbal ( name – calling or taunting )

Relational ( destroying peer acceptance and friendships)

Cyber bullying ( using electronic means to harm others)

Child labor- refers to the employment of children in any work that deprives children of

their childhood, interferes with their ability to attend regular school, and that is mentally,

physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful.

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, or

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;

striking of a child’s face or head, such being declared as a “no contack zone”;

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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 weights or weights for an extended period and kneeling on

stones, salt, pebbles or other subjects;

deprivation of a child’s physical needs as a form of punishment;

deliberate exposure to fire, ice, water, smoke, sunlight, rain, peeper, 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 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;

permanent confiscation of persons property of pupils, students or learners,

except when such pieces of property pose a danger to the child or to others; and

Other analogous acts.

SIGNS of ABUSES OCCURING IN THE INSTITUTION/ COMMUNITY

1. Bullying

2. Verbal Abuse

3. Child Labor

4. Peer Abuse

5. Emotional Abuse

6. Physical Abuse

SIGNS OF ABUSES

have difficulty concentrating in school or have excessive absences that

may result in low academic performance.

visible signs of physical abuse such as unexplained burns, bruises.

unconvincing explanations of a child’s injuries.

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change in child’s behavior such as scared, anxious, depressed,

withdrawn or more aggressive or may display behaviors shown at earlier

ages, such as thumb- sucking, fear of the dark or strangers.

express apprehension or anxiety about leaving school or about going

places with the person who is abusing them.

eating behavior may change due to fear, stress and anxiety which may

result in weight gain or weight loss. They may have frequent nightmares

or have difficulty in falling asleep, and as a result may appeared tired or

fatigued.

loss of self- confidence.

Possible Warning Signs that a Child is being bullied include:

Comes home with torn, damaged, or missing pieces of clothing, books, or

other belongings

Has unexplained cuts, bruises, and scratches

Spend few time with his/her friends

Takes a long, "illogical" route when walking to or from school

Has lost interest in school work

Appears sad, moody, teary, or depressed when he or she comes home

Complains physical ailments such as headaches, stomaches, etc….

Frequent bad dreams or trouble in sleeping.

Loss of appetite

Experience low self- steem.

Seems afraid of going to school, walking to and from school, riding the

school bus, or taking part in organized activities with peers

Appears sad, moody, teary, or depressed when he or she comes home

IV. Interventions/Policies/ Code of Conduct

A. OFFENSES:

a. MINOR OFFENSES:

1. Disturbing to a great extent one’s class or that of another especially during

recess time and break time.

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2. Entering a class or breaking a school function without the permission of those

concern by running, playing and shouting esp. during break time.

3. Disobeying school regulations such as playing in covered area during class

session, unauthorized use of chalk, playing cards in the classroom.

4. Littering or throwing garbage anywhere.

5. Cutting classes

6. Other offenses which disturb the peace and order of the school.

7. Carrying of firearms and harmful materials within the school.

8. Habitual disregard or willful violation established policies and regulations whether

or not provided elsewhere in the pupil handbook.

9. Gambling in any form within the campus.

10.Writing love letters to another.

b. Major Offenses:

1. Cheating

a. Cheating during examination, quiz, or contest

b. Unauthorized possession of any material related to the examination,

whether the pupil uses them or not.

c. Copying or allowing another to a copy from one’s test paper

d. Talking with another without permission during the exam.

2. Vandalism, destruction of school and personal property of others as writing or

drawing indecent word or pictures on walls and furniture ( chairs, tables, etc. )

3. Fighting inside or outside the campus with injury. In which case, the offending

party will be the one to shoulder whatever medical or hospital expenses are

incurred by the offendee.

4. Bullying which resulted to physical and mental abuse, harassment,

intimidation or humiliation.

5. Direct physical assault of any member of the administration, faculty personnel

non- teaching staff.

6. Acts of lewdness, telling or drawing of indecent stories, committing of any act

of immorality and the display or distribution of pornographic materials within

the campus.

7. Shoplifting, stealing or an attempt at such

8. Forging or falsifying and/ or tampering with academic or official records or

documents af any kind.

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9. Stalking or constantly following or pursuing a person in his or her daily

activities, with unwanted and obsessive attention.

10.Public humiliation, or public and malicious imputation of a crime or of a vice or

defect, whether real or imaginary, or any act, omission, condition, status, or

expose a person to contempt.

11.Deliberate destruction or defacement of, or damage to the child’s property;

12.Physical violence committed upon a student, which may or may not result to

harm or injury, with or without the aid of a weapon. Such violence may be in

the form of mauling, hitting, punching, kicking, throwing things at the students,

pinching, spanking, or other similar acts;

13.Demanding or requiring sexual or monetary favors, or exacting money or

property, from a pupil or students;

14.Restraining the liberty and freedom of a pupil or student.

15.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.

V. Duties and Responsibilities of Faculty and Staff

1. Ensure the institution of effective child protection policies and procedures and

monitor compliance thereof ;

2. Ensure that the school adopts a child protection policy , organize and

convene Child protection Committee for the school;

3. Conduct the capacity building the activities for the members of the CPC and

Guidance Counselor/ teachers;

4. Ensure that parents have an understanding of the responsibility placed on

the school and staff for child protection by setting out its obligations in the

school prospectus.

5. Notify social services if there is an unexplained absence of more than two

days of a pupil who is on the child protection register.

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6. Keep written records of concerns about children, even where there is no

need to refer the matter immediately.

7. Ensure all records are kept securely; separate from the main pupil file, and

in locked locations.

8. Ensure that the participatory and other rights of children are respected;

9. Coordinate with appropriate offices, agencies for any assistance and

intervention.

VI. Functions of the School Child Protection Committee

1. Performed information dissemination, programs and organized activities for

the protection of children.

2. Organized a system for identifying pupils who were suffering from abusive acts based on any physical, emotional or behavioral signs.

3. Raise awareness of child protection issues within communities, including

children and young people.

4. Assure immediate actions on certain issues which could affect the school,

stakeholders and the community.

Reporting and Referral Mechanism

1. Teacher adviser calls the attention of concerns.

2. If not resolved, case will be brought to the school guidance coordinator.

3. If not resolved, case will be brought to the committee.

4. If not resolved, the school principal may refer the case to the higher office

the Municipal Department of Social Welfare and Development (MSWD) for

assessment and appropriate intervention and Department of Education.

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The School Child Protection Policy Flow Chart

For possible filing of criminal action

Assessment * For possible filing of criminal action Psycho-social intervention Protective measures

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STEP 1The Child or complainant

STEP 2The Class Adviser

STEP 3School Guidance Counselor

STEP 4School Child Protection

Committee

STEP 5The Barangay Council on

VAWC

STEP 6Municipal Social Welfare and

Development Office

STEP 7

PNP (Women and Children Rights Protection Desk)

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Documentation

(Annex “A”).

The cases of abuse, violence, exploitation, discrimination, bullying or peer abuse and

others will be reported using the form below.

School/Division/Region: ______________________________________

Period Covered: ______________________________________

Person Submitting Report: ______________________________________

Designation: ______________ Date: _________________

Victim/s Respondent/sName Age Se

x

Name Age Sex Name of

Complaint

Action

Taken

Recommendations

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(Annex “B”).

INTAKE SHEET

I. INFORMATION

A. VICTIM

Name: __________________________________

Date of Birth: ____________________________ Age: ________ Sex: ______

Gr./ Yr. and Section: ______________ Adviser: _________________________

Parents:

Mother: _______________________________ Age: ____________

Occupation: ___________________________

Address: _______________________________________________________

Father: _______________________________

Occupation: ___________________________

Address and Contact Number: ________________________________________

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________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

B. COMPLAINT

Name: __________________________________________

Relationship to Victim: ______________________________________________

Address and Contact Number: ________________________________________

C. RESPONDENT:

C-1. If respondent is a School Personnel

Name: ______________________________________

Date of Birth: ______________________ Age: _______ Sex: ______

Designation/ Position: _______________________________________

Address and Contact Number: __________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

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C.2. If respondent is a student

Name: __________________________________________

Date of Birth: ____________________ Age:________Sex:_______

Gr./ Yr. and Section: _________________ Adviser: ___________________

Parents/ Guardian

Mother: _____________________________ Age: _____________

Occupation: _______________________________________

Address and Contact Number: ________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

Father: ________________________________ Age: _____________

Occupation: _________________________________________

Address and Contact Number: ________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

II. DETAILS OF THE CASE

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________I

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II. ACTION TAKEN

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IV. RECOMMENDATIONS

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2.

3. Prepared by:

__________________________ Signature over Printed Name

__________________________ Designation

_________________________

Date

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