Division of South Cotabato

Division of South Cotabato

Polomolok West District

EUSTACIO BARCATAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

ContextualizedSchool
ChildProtectionPolicy

Preparedby:

NENITA B. AGLEHAM

Noted :

LEANDRO C. EXMUNDO

Principal 1

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, andmotivating environment

 Teachers facilitate learning and constantly nurture everylearner

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

Makakalikasan

Makabansa

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

Every pupil should feel safe and

protected from any form of abuse which, in this policy, means any kind of neglect, accidental and non-accidental physicalinjury, sexual exploitation or emotionalill-treatment.

II. EUSTACIO BARCATAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL’S CHILD PROTECTION POLICY will be the school’s tool for our pupil’s safety and protection in their rights and uphold their dignity in a child-friendly, peaceful and gender – sensitive learning environment. The school is committed to promote and safeguard the welfare of the pupils and expects all internal and external stakeholders to share with this commitment. It will take all reasonable measures to:

Ensure safe recruitment of personnel who work with the pupils;

Assure appropriate child protection

desks and procedure apply;

Protect each pupil from any form of

abuse, whether from an adult or another pupil;

Be alert to signs of abuse both in school and from outside;

Deal appropriately with every suspicion or complaint of abuse;

Adopt and operate procedures which

promote this policy and which, so far aspossible, ensure that teachers and others who are unaware of the allegations shall not be prejudiced in the conduct proceedings;

Support pupils who have been abused in accordance with his/her agreed child protection plan;

Be alert to the health, nutrition, and

medical needs of the pupils;

Operate robust and sensible health & safety procedures;

Operate clear and supportive policies on

bullying;

Consider and develop procedures to deal with any other safeguarding issues which may be specific to individual pupils in the school;

III. Every complain or suspicion of abusefrom within or outside the school will be taken seriously and in all proper circumstances will be referred to the school child protection unit or an external agency such as MSWD, child protection unit of the police or the legalcounsel of the department.

Studies have shown that envy and resentment may be motives for bullying. Research on the self-esteem of bullies has produced equivocal results. While some bullies are arrogant and narcissistic bullies can also use bullying as a tool to conceal shame or anxiety or to boost self-esteem: by demeaning others, the abuser feels empowered. Bullies may bully out of jealousy or because they themselves are bullied.

Definition of Terms

Bullying consists of four basic types of

Abuse:

 emotional (sometimes called relational),

 Verbal

 physical, and

 cyber. It typically involves subtle

methods of coercion such as intimidation.

Child – refers to persons 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.

Children in School- refers to bonafide 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-centered premises or participating in school-sanctioned activities.

Child Protection- refers to programs, services, procedures, and structures that are intended to prevent and respond to abuse, neglect, exploitation, discrimination and violence

Parent - refers to biological parents, step-parents, adoptive parents, and the common-law spouse or partner of the parent;

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.

School Personnel- means the persons, singly or collectively, working in a public or private school. They are classified as School Head, Other School Officials and Academic Personnel.

Guardians or Custodians - refers to legal guardians, foster parents, and other persons, including relatives or even non-relatives, who have physical custody of the child.

School Visitor or Guest- refers to any person who visits the school and has any official business with the school, and any

person who does not have any official business but is found within the premises of the school.

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, national or social origin, property, birth, being pregnant, being infected or affected By Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), 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.

 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.

FORMS OF CHILD EXPLOITATION:

Sexual Exploitation – refers to the abuse of position of vulnerability, differential power, or trust, for sexual purposes.

Economic Exploitation – refers to the use of the child in work or other activities for the benefit of others.

Violence of 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.

Physical violence – acts that inflict bodily or physical harm.

Sexual Violence – acts that are sexual in nature, including but not limited to rape, sexual harassment, forcing the child to watch obscene publications or shows or forcing the child to do indecent sexual acts, or any acts that causes the child to engage in any sexual activity by force, threat of force, physical or other harm, or through inducements, gifts or favors

Bullying or Peer Abuse – refers to wilful aggressive behaviour that is directed, toward a particular victim who may be

outnumbered, younger, weak, with disability, less confident or otherwise vulnerable to include cyber bullying.

Psychological Violence – refers to acts of omissions causing or likel to cause mental or emotional suffering of the child.

Other acts of violence that are prejudicial to the interest of the child.

Corporal Punishment – refers to the kind of punishment or penalty imposed for an alleged or actual offense, which is carried

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.

SCHOOL CHILD PROTECTION COMMITTEE

Chairman:LEANDRO C. EXMUNDO

ESP 1

Vice Chairman: NENITA B. AGLEHAM

School Guidance Coor.

Teachers’ Rep.: ARCITA G. PAULO

Teachers’ Club Pres.

Pupils’ Rep. : SHANE MAEGAN A.ABUAN SPGC President

PTA Rep. :ZALDY C. DAYLUSAN

PTA President

Purok Rep.:MERLY F. ESCARLAN

Purok President, PurokSagrado, Polomolok, So.Cotabato

Brgy. Rep.:Vlader Silver Orbesido

Brgy.Kagawad

CODE OF CONDUCT

Minor Offenses

1. Borrows and tampers ID and litters in & outside the classroom.
2. Always absent from class, shouts and makes unnecessary noise during class hours.
3. Wears earrings (among male students)

Major Offenses

1. Caught in dope addiction, use or possess dangerous or prohibited drugs.
2. Smokes inside and outside (50m away) from the school campus during school days.
3. Involves gambling in any form during school days.
4. Is of immoral conduct.

5. Reports to school and attends classes under the influence of liquor.

6. Brings and uses or involves in selling of deadly weapon or explosive inside the campus.

7. Gravely defies teachers and school authorities.

8. Absent from class due to computer addiction, videoke & other related entertainment.

9. Gravely defies teachers and school authorities.

10. Absent from class due to computer addiction, videoke & other related entertainment.

11. Destruct school property.

12. Forges or tampers official signatures or school official document

13. Is dishonest and cheats during examination, steals or any act of thief.

14. Threatens or coerces fellow students or any school authority or inflicts physical injury to others.

15. Verbally or physically assaults a person or jumps over the fence.

17. Uses offensive, malicious, indecent or blasphemous words.

18. Displays affection with opposite sex in public.

ACTION & PENALTY

1ST Offense – written warning on anecdotal record with parent’s notice

2nd Offense – written warning on anecdotal record in the presence of the parents

3rd Offense – discipline with parent’s information

4th Offense – advice to transfer to other school or institution

SIGNS OF ABUSE

Possible signs of abuse include (but are not limited to):

The student says s/he has been abused or asks a question which gives rise to that inference;

There is no reasonable or consistent explanation for student’s injury is unusualin kind or location; there have been a number of injuries; there is a pattern to injuries;

Display consistent aggression-frustration, maladjustment and anti-social behavior.

The student’s behavior stands out from the group as either being extreme model behavior or extremely challengingbehavior; or there is a sudden change in

the student’s behavior;

The student’s development is delayed;

The student is reluctant to go home, or

has been openly rejected by his/her parents

or guardians.

DUTIES OF THE FACULTY AND STAFF

Every faculty and staff of the school is

under a general legal duty;

Abide to the Mission and Vision of the

Department of Education;

To protect students from abuse;

To be aware of the school’s child protection procedure and to follow them;

Give attention to the health, nutrition, and medical needs of the students;

To acquaint on how to access and implement the procedures, independently if necessary.

To keep a sufficient record of any significant complaint, conversation or event.

To report any matters of concern to the committee.

PROCEDURES

The committee hearing the complaint

of abuse must;

Listen carefully to the student and

keep an open mind.

Reassure the student but not give a

guarantee of absolute confidentiality.

The members of the committee should explain that they need to pass the information to the higher authorities who will ensure that the correct action is taken.

Keep a sufficient written record of conversation securely. The record should be signed by the person making it and should use names, not initials.

REFERRAL GUIDELINES

A referral to the higher authorities will not

normally be made where;

The complaint does not involve a serious

criminal offense;

The case is one that can be satisfactorily

investigated and dealt with under the

school’s internal procedures

However, if during the course of internal procedures, it appears that the situation

is more serious, the committee will again consider whether a referral should be made.

REPORTING

Adopted from DepEd Order No. 40 s. 2012

CONFIDENTIALITY ANDINFORMATION SHARING

The school will keep all child protection

records confidential, allowing disclosure

only to those who need the information in

order to safeguard and promote the welfare

of the student. The school will cooperate

with the higher authorities or social services

to ensure that all relevant information is

shared for the purposes of child

protection investigations to safeguard the pupils.

Practices

Gender and Development and Child Protection Seminar at Durian Garden, Polomolok, South Cotabato

Preparedby:

NENITA B. AGLEHAM

SchoolGuidanceCoordinator

Noted:

LEANDRO C. EXMUNDO

Principal I