CHILD PROTECTION

and BULLYING

RAFFY FERRER PALLER

Child Protection

BAWAT BATA

"Children" refers to person 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.

Bullying is the use of force or coercion to abuse or intimidate others. The behavior can be habitual and involve an imbalance of social or physical power. It can include verbal harassment or threat, physical assault or coercion and may be directed repeatedly towards particular victims, perhaps on grounds of race, religion, gender, sexuality, or ability.

TYPES OF BULLYING

1. Physical Bullying–when someone hits, shoves, kicks, spits, or

beats up another person–when someone damages or steals another

student’s property

2. Verbal bullying–name-calling, mocking, hurtful

teasing–humiliating or threatening someone–making people do things they don’t

want to do

3. Social bullying–excluding others from the group–spreading gossip or rumors about others–making others look foolish–making sure others do not spend time

with a certain student

4. Electronic bullying–using computer, e-mail, phone or cellular

phone text messages to:• threaten or hurt someone’s feelings• single out, embarrass or make someone

look bad• spread rumors or reveal secrets about

someone

Anti-Bullying Policies

A Child Protection Committee (CPC) will be established in all private and public elementary and secondary schools. The committee will be composed of school officials, teachers, parents, students, and a community representative.

The Anti-Bullying Act of 2012 was approved on May requiring all elementary and secondary schools to adopt anti-bullying policies.

The objective of the policy is to observe and promote zero tolerance on any act of child abuse, exploitation, violence, discrimination, bullying, and other forms of abuse in school.

OUR RIGHTS

Every Child Have Rights

1. Right to be born; 2. Right to have a family that will take care of us; 3. Right to receive a good education;4. Right to expand our opportunities to reach their full potential; 5. Right to have enough food, shelter and healthy;

6. Right to have the opportunity to play; 7. Right to be given protection against abuse, danger and violence;8. Right to live in a peaceful community; and 9. Right to choice and right to make decisions.

GOD BLESS