Philippine Normal University
COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND TEACHER EDUCATION RESEARCH
E. ED 501 – Foundations of Elementary Education
Worksheet #4 –School Violations and the Governing Laws
NAME: ROANN M. DE NAVA
Brief Description of the Violation Related Law and Action Taken
Explanation
1. According to the Department The teacher violated the According to legal counsel, Atty.
of Education (DepEd) - DepEd order no. 40, Vanessa Flora pointed out that the
Cordillera, a Filipino teacher section 1. 2012, also teacher's actions were only
from Baguio City National known as the DepEd Child considered misconduct because no
High School was found guilty Protection Policy, states kids were injured mentally and the
of simple misbehavior and that it is the obligation teacher's purpose was to instill
was suspended for one month and responsibility of discipline.
and one day, beginning June school professionals to
1. The purported teacher was utilize constructive and The teacher was given a one-month
captured on camera on nonviolent discipline as and one-day suspension. After her
February 16, 2015, beating appropriate under the suspension, the instructor would be
the hands of her students who circumstances; however, transferred to another annex of the
were unable to complete their corporal punishment Baguio City National High School,
assignments with a broom. must never be employed according to the principal, Dr. Elma
(ABS-CBN News, 2015) against kids. Donaal. (ABS-CBN News, 2015)
2. The Rizal High School Teachers “The sale of tickets According to Marivic Leao, DepEd
Association (RHSTA) accused and/or the collection of Pasig assistant schools division
school administrator Virginia contributions in any form superintendent officer in charge,
Membrebe of putting them in from school children, the findings of the three-member
a "sticky situation" by making students, and teachers of grievance committee hearing the
them "collection agents" for public and private complaint against Membrebe will
the P150 fee charged to pupils schools, colleges, and be announced within the month
for their National Achievement universities for any (January 2016). If the claims against
Test (NAT) review. This, project or purpose, Membrebe are proven to be true,
according to RHSTA president whether voluntary or she will be fired from her job and
Glenn Guardiano, was a gross not”, is prohibited under transferred to another school,
violation of the Code of Ethics section 1 of REPUBLIC according to Leao. (Inquirer.net,
for Professional Teachers, ACT NO. 5546 entitled 2016)
which prohibits such conduct. "An Act Prohibiting the
When asked what the fee was Collection of
for, Guardiano said they had no Contributions from
idea where the money went. School Children of Public,
He went on to claim that it Intermediate, and High
took them two years to speak Schools."
out against Membrebe, the
school's administration for This restriction, however,
more than four years, since shall not apply to Red
they were "obedient and had Cross, Girl Scouts of the
anticipated that one day the Philippines, and Boy
situation would change." Scouts of the Philippines
(Inquirer.net, 2016) membership payments
for school children and
students.
3. The Supreme Court (SC) “DeLa Cruz was found “Dela Cruz received a sentence
affirmed a teacher's guilty of two counts of ranging from 14 years and eight
conviction for lewd practices lascivious behavior months to 20 years in prison.
and child abuse against three under Section 5(b) of RA Under Section 5(b) of RA 7610, he
female students who were all 7610, which punishes was also ordered to pay P50,000
13 at the time of the crimes. sexual intercourse or in civil indemnity, P50,000 in
The Supreme Court (SC) lascivious conduct moral damages, and P50,000 in
confirmed Michael John committed on a child exemplary damages for each
Sodela Dela Cruz's 2018 subjected to other forms count, as modified by the SC. He
conviction by the Court of of sexual abuse and was sentenced to at least four
Appeals (CA), which sustained includes situations in years, nine months, and eleven
the regional trial court's 2017 which a child is abused days in prison for each of the
ruling (RTC). for profit as well as three crimes, with a maximum of
situations in which a seven years and four months. He
(Manila Bulletin, 2016) child engages in sexual was also fined P20,000 in civil
intercourse or lascivious indemnity, P20,000 in moral
conduct through damages, and P20,000 in
coercion, intimidation, exemplary penalties for each
or influence.” count.”
Dela Cruz was also found (Manila Bulletin, 2016)
guilty of three counts of
child abuse under RA
7610 Section 10(a).
Which states that any
person who commits
any other acts of child
abuse, cruelty, or
exploitation or is
responsible for other
conditions prejudicial to
the child's development,
including those covered
by Article 59 of
Presidential Decree No.
603, as amended, but
not covered by the
Revised Penal Code, as
amended, shall face
prision mayor for the
minimum period.
4. A teacher from Jose Pamuyo The teacher broke article The head of the aforementioned
Jr. Memorial High School, 8 section 7 of the Code of institution, Arlene Matilde, has
Marc Ernest Javier was Ethics for Professional announced that she will be in
accused of courting and Teachers, which prohibits charge of questioning Sir Javier and
having a relationship with his mutual attraction and filing a complaint against him. The
13 years old student. (Raffy subsequent love between action team of Raffy Tulfo has also
Tulfo In Action, 2019) teacher and learner. In declared that they will look into the
order to avoid scandal, subject further. (Raffy Tulfo In
gossip, and preferential Action, 2019)
treatment of the learner,
the teacher must exercise
extreme professional
caution.
5. Pateros Elementary School The school principal could Dr. Margarito Materum, the
instructors submit a be charged with slander Superintendent of DepEd Taguig,
complaint against their school and oral defamation promised to take charge of the
principal for humiliating and because there is an situation and issue a preventive
dishonoring his teachers. imputation of a crime, suspension to the school principal.
(Raffy Tulfo in Action, 2021) vice, defect, act, He also requested that the teachers
omission, condition, file a formal complaint against their
status, or circumstance principal on the administrative
that is made publicly and matter. (Raffy Tulfo in Action, 2021)
deliberately.
Note: I am new in the teaching field, and it is difficult for me to identify any violations in the school involving
teachers and students. As a result, I gathered all of these examples from news sources that are based on true
stories. I hope this will do, thank you, Ma'am.
