Thursday, September 20, 2007
Hon. Jezza F. Blastique
Republic of the Philippines
YOUTH CONGRESS
Baguio City
THIRD YOUTH CONGRESS
FIRST REGULAR SESSION
YOUTH CONGRESS BILL NO. __________
Introduced by: JEZZA F. BLASTIQUE
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Philippines is a state that gives high priority and importance to the education of its citizens, especially the youth. It is also concern not only on the academic excellence of its youth but also on their good and excellent upbringing. The social orientation and interaction of Filipinos must be enhanced and must be polished while they’re in their youthful age. Mold the clay while its still soft because it couldn’t be shaped when its already hard.
This bill therefore, seeks to usher the Filipino youth to the right path they must take as far as good behavior and social relationship is concerned. A state where the citizens are taught of the significance of good manners and right conduct is a state of peace and order.
This bill seeks to enhance the good personality of educated Filipinos. It wishes to emphasize the significance of teaching the Filipino youth the importance of following set rules in keeping the society from breach of public peace. This will help on putting a mark on our youth’s minds that law-abiding citizens are fruitful and productive citizens.
For the above reasons, approval of this bill is earnestly requested
JEZZA F. BLASTIQUE
Republic of the Philippines
YOUTH CONGRESS
Baguio City
THIRD YOUTH CONGRESS
FIRST REGULAR SESSION
YOUTH CONGRESS BILL NO. __________
Introduced by: JEZZA F. BLASTIQUE
AN ACT GIVING PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS THE AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH, SUPERVICE AND ADMINISTER DISCIPLINARY REHABILITATION AND CORRECTION CENTERS FOR STUDENTS WHOCOMMIT SERIOUS MISBEHAVIORS AND VIOLATIONS OF SCHOOL’S RULES AND REGULATIONS
Be it enacted by the Youth Congress in session assembled:
Section 1. Title. – This Act shall be known as “ PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS DISCIPLINARY REHABILITATION AND CORRECTION ACT OF 2007”.
Section 2. Declaration of Policy. – It is the policy of the state to promote acts that will straighten and guide its youth out from their wayward manners and delinquent actions that cause bad influence to other youth in the society.
Section 3. Guiding Principles. – This Act declares the following as basic as guiding principles:
Public High Schools or government-financed high schools will be subjected to this Act.
Only those students who commit acts that can be considered as serious violations of the High School Rules and Regulations will be subjected to this Act.
These Rehabilitation and Correction Centers must be corrective rather than punitive in nature.
Due process of investigation must first be done before subjecting student/students under this Act.
This Act aims to replace the usual response of High Schools to student rule violators, that is, suspension. The act of suspending student/s from attending classes has no assurance that these students will change their misbehavior when they’re outside the school.
Disciplinary sanctions must not violate the rights guaranteed in the Magna Carta of the students and under the Constitution.
Section 4. Serious Violations. – the following will be subjected to the enforcement of student Rehabilitation and Correction Act:
bringing, selling using and keeping illegal drugs, deadly weapons (knife, gun, ice pick) inside the High School campus;
cigarette smoking in any part of High School campus;
alcohol drinking in any part of the High School campus;
bringing, reading or watching of pornographic materials (magazine, cd’s, dvd’s) in the High School campus;
bullying (only those cause serious harm – physical, emotional or psychological, to fellow students and to anyone who is part of the High School);
robbery/theft ( too serious and too crucial cases will be forwarded to higher authorities);
engaging in the spread of leakage in major examinations;
too often/almost everyday class cutting;
paraphilia inside the school campus; and
terrorism ( too serious and too crucial cases will be forwarded to higher authorities.).
Section 5. Disciplinary Actions and Sanctions – the following will be the sentence of student violator/s:
Community Service inside the school campus or in the community/barangay
Attend skills enhancement/special interest tutorial classes – this one seeks to divert students’ interest on bad things to enhancing their skills and talents; must be done only inside the correction center or building
Hear counseling; be part of spiritual class talks
Be part of good character and social upbringing activities such as youth camps correction with other students
Section 6. Supervision and Administration. – The rehabilitation and correction center shall be supervised by the head guidance counselor. Persons who will aid him/her in administering the centers will be the Student Disciplinary Board and the following:
Adviser of the student/s concern
Parent/s / Guardian/s of the student/s concern
Principal
Other guidance counselors aside from the head
Students Supreme Government (SSG) officers
Special tutors for the skills/interests enhancement
Section 7. Period/Span of Time of Disciplinary Sanctions Enforcement. – The school administration and the Student Disciplinary Board, together with the SSG, will set their disciplinary measures, as to what sentence or disciplinary sanctions will be applied to every violation; when and until when it will be enforced, and weather this Act will be enforced or not, if the case is too alarming that expulsion is the best thing to do to avoid further menace.
The disciplinary sanctions shall take effect after the student/s is/are duly investigated and tried. The right of the students to due process in Disciplinary Proceedings and their right against unreasonable searches and seizures stated in the “Magna Carta of the Students” shall be observed for their protection.
The disciplinary sanctions should not be more than three (3) months nor less than one (1) month and must not conflict with the student/s class schedule; serving the daily sanction schedule must not be more than two (2) hours nor less than thirty (30) minutes; and special holidays and ‘no classes’ days shall be exception from serving the sanction.
After the student/s has/have served their disciplinary sanctions, they must again be free from complying to the corrective sanctions.
Section 8. Incentives for Teachers and Salaries for Tutors. – Any public high school teacher who is assigned to serve in the rehabilitation and correction center of his/her school shall in addition to his/her basic salary and benefits under the salary Standardization Law be entitled to One Thousand Pesos (P1,000.00) monthly as incentive allowance. Non-teacher tutors who will serve for the skills enhancement class in the correction center shall receive a salary of sixty pesos (P60.00) per hour.
Section 9. Appropriation. – The President is hereby authorized to realign or transfer any item or appropriation within the Department of Education and/or utilize any savings therein to carry out purpose of this Act. Whatever additional amount as may be needed for its implementation shall be included in the General Appropriations Act of the ensuing Fiscal Years.
Section 10. Repealing Clause. – All Acts, Presidential Decrees and Issuances inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed or modified as the case maybe.
Section 11. Separability Clause. – If any provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional or inoperative, the other provisions not so declared shall remain in force and effect.
Section 12. Effectivity – This Act shall take effect immediately upon its approval.Labels: education
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