ROLES

The victim shall:

1. report the incident of bullying he/she personally experienced to the teacher-adviser truthfully and in detail.

2. be present during mediation process called by the teacher-adviser, guidance counselor or CPC.

3. sign the CPC Form 4-Agreement Form upon reconciliation.

4. participate in the intervention session organized by the teacher-adviser or the guidance counselor of CPC with the consent of his/her parents.

The complainant/bystander shall:

1. inform any school personnel of the bullying incident that he/she witnesses or is aware of, and narrate the bullying incident truthfully in details.

2. act as witness and speaks truthfully during the mediation process.

3. sign the CPC Form 4 - Agreement Form upon reconciliation.

The bully/respondent/perpetrator shall:

1. attend the mediation process being called by the teacher adviser or guidance counselor/designate.

2. answer truthfully the inquiry regarding his/her participation of the incident.

3. attend to every intervention session being organized by the teacher-adviser or guidance counselor.

The parents of the bully and the bullied shall:

1. participate in the conduct of mediation process conducted by the teacher/adviser, guidance counselor or CPC.

2. sign the CPC Form 4–Agreement Form.

3. give consent, help and monitor their children in undergoing the intervention program agreed with the teacher-adviser, guidance counselor or CPC.

4. ensure that the children’s rights are respected and upheld in all matters and procedures affecting their welfare.

Public and private kindergarten, elementary, and secondary schools, through their administrators, principals and school heads, shall:

1. adopt and implement a child protection or anti-bullying policy in accordance with this IRR and submit the same to the Division Office. The anti-bullying policy may be a part of the school’s child protection policy;

2. 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;

3. educate students on the dynamics of bullying, the anti-bullying policies of the school as well as the

4. mechanism for the anonymous reporting of acts of bullying or retaliation;

5. 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;

6. devise prevention, intervention, protective and remedial measures to address bullying;

7. conduct the capacity building activities for guidance counselors/teachers and the members of the Child Protection Committees;

8. ensure effective implementation of the anti-bullying policy and monitor compliance therewith;

9. ensure the safety of the victim of bullying, the bully, and the bystander and determine the students’ needs for protection;

10. ensure that the rights of the victim, the bully, and the bystander are protected and upheld during the conduct of the investigation;

11. accomplish the Intake Sheet whether 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; and

12. maintain a public record or statistics of incidents of bullying and retaliation;

13. Coordinate with appropriate offices and other agencies or instrumentalities for appropriate assistance and intervention, as required by the circumstances.

The school principal or any person who holds a comparable role shall be responsible for the implementation and oversight of the child protection or anti-bullying policy.

The teacher and other school personnel shall:

1. participate and cooperate in all prevention, intervention and other measures related to bullying implemented by the school;

2. report to school authorities any incident of bullying; and

3. perform the duties as specified in this IRR.

The student shall:

1. participate and cooperate in all prevention, intervention and other measures related to bullying implemented by the school;

2. avoid or refrain from any act of bullying;

3. intervene to protect the victim, unless it will jeopardize his safety and security;

4. report to school authorities any incident of bullying; and

5. ensure that the children’s rights are respected and upheld in all matters and procedures affecting their welfare.

The teacher/adviser shall:

1. record the incident of bullying using the CPC Form 1 (Intake Sheet) as soon as a case is reported to him/her by other school personnel or personally witnessed by him/her that involved his/her students.

2. perform all tasks on fact-finding stipulated in the procedure using CPC Form 6C.

3. call the parents of the involved students on bullying cases using CPC Form 3A (Letter to Parents from Adviser) and CPC Form 5 (Parent—Teacher Agreement).

4. refer to the school head all bullying incidents that are not resolved in his/her level using CPC Form 6A–Teacher’s Referral Slip or those cases beyond his/her capacity.

5. implement the interventions agreed by both parents during the teacher—parent conference as captured in CPC Form 5.

6. conduct disciplinary action to students as stipulated in the procedure for handling bullying case.

7. record all bullying incidences involving his/her students using CPC Form 1 (Consolidated Report on Bullying Cases) and submit to the school head the said form within the third week of every month.

8. conduct an orientation to learners on school policy addressing bullying and show audio-video advocacy materials on anti-bullying every day during the first week of classes in every school year.

9. conduct an orientation to parents on the handbook in handling bullying in school and audio–video viewing on anti-bullying during the first homeroom PTA meeting.

10. render report to parents on bullying incidents in their respective classes during homeroom PTA meetings.

11. accomplish CPC Form 1 (Teacher-Adviser Consolidated Report on Bullying Cases) every third week of the month and submit to the Guidance Counselor/Coordinator/School Head.

12. monitor the progress of his/her students under disciplinary measures or intervention implemented by him/her as class adviser or by the CPC and other concerned agencies.

13. take part as a member of the school Research Team.

14. ensure that the children’s rights to be heard are respected and upheld in all matters and procedures affecting their welfare.

The guidance counselor shall:

1. handle all the cases referred to him/her by the school head.

2. facilitate the implementation of the agreed interventions together with the involved parties.

3. collect the CPC Form 1 from all teacher advisers every third week of the month.

4. consolidate all CPC Form 1 from all advisers and submit to the school head within the fourth week of every month.

5. act as the Vice Chairperson of the CPC.

6. conduct school-wide symposium, room to room campaign and other activities to fight against bullying.

7. ensure that the children’s’ rights to be heard are respected and upheld in all matters and procedures affecting their welfare.

The Community Representative shall:

1. participate and cooperate in all prevention, intervention and other measures related to bullying implemented by the school ;

2. act as member of the CPC as designated by the Punong Barangay, preferably a member of the BCPC; and

3. ensure that the children’s rights to are respected and upheld in all matters and procedures affecting their welfare.

The Child protection Committee shall:

1. adapt the handbook in handling bullying in schools.

2. initiate information dissemination programs and activities for the protection of children from abuse, exploitation, violence, discrimination and bullying or peer abuse.

3. develop and implement a school-based referral and monitoring system.

4. establish a system for identifying students who may be suffering from significant harm based on any physical, emotional or behavioral signs.

5. identify, refer and, if appropriate, report to the proper offices the cases involving child abuse, exploitation, violence, discrimination and bullying.

6. give assistance to parents or guardians, whenever necessary, in securing guidance counseling from the appropriate offices of institutions.

7. coordinate closely with the Women and Child Protection Desk of the Philippine National Police, the Local Social Welfare Development Office, other government agencies, and non-government organizations, as may be appropriate.

8. monitor the implementation of positive measures and effective procedures in providing the necessary support for the child and for those who care for the child.

9. ensure that the children’s rights are respected and upheld in all matters and procedures affecting their welfare.

10. conduct awareness-raising programs with school stakeholders in preventing and addressing bullying.

11. ensure that the anti-bullying policy adopted by the school is implemented.

12. monitor all cases or incidents related to bullying reported or referred to by the teacher, guidance counselor or coordinator or any person designated to handle prevention and intervention measures.

13. make the necessary referrals and coordinate with the appropriate agencies, offices or persons, as may be required by circumstances.

The School head shall:

1. receive referral slip forwarded by teacher advisers.

2. designate a Guidance Coordinator from among the teachers.

3. request the Guidance counselor to handle the cases referred to by teacher-advisers.

4. organize a Child Protection Committee (CPC) .

5. make an action plan on anti-bullying advocacy.

6. conduct an orientation to the CPC, all school personnel, and SSG/SPG officers on the handbook on handling bullying cases, and on the roles and functions of all school personnel related to handling bullying cases.

7. convene the CPC in situations that referred case from the teacher-advisers shall be handled by the CPC and not the guidance counselor

8. act as chairman of the CPC.

9. delegate function of the chairman to the vice-chairman whenever necessary.

10. prepare data on bullying and other child abuse related cases including violence against children, and include them in the conduct of SMEA for program monitoring and program plan adjustment.

11. form a Continuous Improvement Research Team.

12. conduct a school-based research on the Advocacy Plan implementation to assess and monitor the nature, extent and perceptions of bullying behaviors and attitudes of learners.

13. search for Child Friendly Class Champions.

14. conduct monitoring of the recording and reporting of bullying incidence by the teachers and guidance counselors as captured in the CPC Form 1 or intake sheet.

15. report bullying cases as captured in the CPC Forms 7, 8, and 9 to the division office every quarter.

The SPG/SSG shall:

1. intervene to protect the victim, unless it will jeopardize his safety and security (DO No. 55, s.2013).

2. report to school authorities any incident of bullying (DO No. 55, s.2013).

3. designate a representative among the students to become regular member of the CPC in the school level, except in kindergarten.

4. appears during the mediation process.

5. ensure that children’s rights are considered in the process of resolving cases.

6. assist in disseminating the Anti-Bullying campaign.

7. serve as confidante to pupil/student regardless of his or her role in the incident.

8. help in the monitoring of the progress of the provided intervention to the victims of bullying.

9. integrate advocacy on anti-bullying in their Annual Action Plan.

10. submit report of their accomplishment to the Office of the School Head through the SPG/SSG adviser.

The parents shall:

1. participate and cooperate in all prevention, intervention and other measures related to bullying implemented by the school.

2. act as member of the CPC as designated by the Parents –Teachers Association.