ANTI-BULLYING ACT OF 2013
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ANTI-BULLYING ACT OF 2013
Republic Act No. 10627
September 12, 2013
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Summary of the Anti-Bullying Act of 2013 (Republic Act No. 10627)Definition of Bullying (Section 2):
- Severe or repeated use of written, verbal, electronic expression, physical act or gesture by one or more students against another student
- Causing physical or emotional harm, damage to property, hostile environment, infringing rights, or disrupting education process
- Includes unwanted physical contact, psychological abuse, slander, and cyber-bullying
Adoption of Anti-Bullying Policies (Section 3):
- All elementary and secondary schools must adopt policies to address bullying
- Policies must be regularly updated and include provisions:
• Prohibiting bullying on school grounds, activities, buses, or through technology (Section 3(a))
• Prohibiting retaliation against those who report bullying (Section 3(a)(3))
• Identifying disciplinary actions for perpetrators, including rehabilitation programs (Section 3(b))
• Establishing procedures for reporting, investigating, responding to bullying, protecting victims and reporters, and providing counseling (Section 3(c))
• Enabling anonymous reporting of bullying (Section 3(d))
• Disciplining false accusations of bullying (Section 3(e))
• Educating students and parents about bullying dynamics and policies (Sections 3(f) and 3(g))
• Maintaining public record of bullying statistics while protecting confidentiality (Section 3(h))
- Schools must provide copies of policies to students and parents (Section 3)
- DepEd must include bullying prevention training for school staff (Section 3)
Mechanisms to Address Bullying (Section 4):
- School principal is responsible for implementing anti-bullying policies
- Any member of school community must report bullying to principal or designee
- Upon report, principal or designee must investigate and take actions:
• Notify law enforcement if criminal charges may apply (Section 4(a))
• Take appropriate disciplinary action (Section 4(b))
• Notify parents of perpetrator and victim (Sections 4(c) and 4(d))
- Schools must notify each other if incident involves students from multiple schools (Section 4)
Reporting Requirement (Section 5):
- Schools must inform division superintendents about anti-bullying policies within 6 months of law's effectivity
- Schools must submit bullying statistics report to division superintendents in first week of each school year
- Division superintendents must compile data and report to DepEd Secretary
- DepEd Secretary must transmit comprehensive report to Congress committees
Sanction for Noncompliance (Section 6):
- DepEd Secretary shall prescribe administrative sanctions for non-compliant school administrators
- Erring private schools may have permits to operate suspended
Implementing Rules and Regulations (Section 7):
- DepEd must promulgate rules and regulations to implement the Act within 90 days of effectivity
Separability Clause (Section 8)
Repealing Clause (Section 9)
Effectivity (Section 10):
- Act takes effect 15 days after publication in at least two national newspapers of general circulation
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ANTI-BULLYING ACT OF 2013
Republic Act No. 10627
•September 12, 2013
Republic of the PhilippinesCONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINESMetro Manila
Fifteenth CongressThird Regular Session
Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-third day of July, two thousand twelve.
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10627
AN ACT REQUIRING ALL ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS TO ADOPT POLICIES TO PREVENT AND ADDRESS THE ACTS OF BULLYING IN THEIR INSTITUTIONS
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:
Section 1. Short Title. – This Act shall be known as the "Anti-Bullying Act of 2013".
Section 2. Acts of Bullying. – For purposes of this Act, "bullying" shall refer to any severe or repeated use by one or more students of a written, verbal or electronic expression, or a physical act or gesture, or any combination thereof, directed at another student that has the effect of actually causing or placing the latter in reasonable fear of physical or emotional harm or damage to his property; creating a hostile environment at school for the other student; infringing on the rights of the other student at...
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