includes pupils or students who may be eighteen (18) years of age or older but are in school. IN SCHOOL” - refers to bona fide pupils, students or learners who “CHILDREN are enrolled in the basic education system, whether regular, irregular, transferee or repeater, including those who have been temporarily out of school, who are in the school or learning center premises or participating in school sanctioned activities. STUDENT OR LEARNER” means a child who regularly attends “PUPIL, – classes in any level of the basic education system under the supervision and tutelage of a teacher or facilitator. means the persons, singly or collectively, working in PERSONNEL” “SCHOOL – a public or private school. They are classified as follows: HEADS” refers to the chief executive officers or administrator of “SCHOOL a public school. PERSONNEL” includes all school personnel who are “ACADEMIC – formally engaged in actual teaching service or in research assignments, either on a full-time or a part-time basis, as well as those who possess certain prescribed academic functions directly supportive or teaching, such as registrars, librarians, guidance counselors, researchers, and other similar persons. They may include officials who are responsible for academic matters and other school officials. PROTECTION” refers to programs, service, procedures and structures “CHILD – that are intended to prevent and respond to abuse, neglect, exploitation, discrimination and violence. - refers to biological parents, step-parents, adoptive parents, and “PARENTS” common-law spouse or partner of the parents. OR CUSTODIANS” refers to legal guardians, foster parents, and “GUARDIANS – other persons, including relatives or even non-relatives, who have physical custody of the child. ABUSE” refers to the maltreatment of a child, whether habitual or not, “CHILD – which includes any of the following: Psychological or physical abuse, neglect, cruelty, sexual abuse and emotional maltreatment; Any act by deeds or words which debase, degrades or demeans the intrinsic worth and dignity of a child as a human being;
includes pupils or students who may be eighteen (18) years of age or older but are in school. “CHILDREN IN SCHOOL” - refers to bona fide pupils, students or learners who are enrolled in the basic education system, whether regular, irregular, transferee or repeater, including those who have been temporarily out of school, who are in the school or learning center premises or participating in school sanctioned activities. “PUPIL, STUDENT OR LEARNER” – means a child who regularly attends classes in any level of the basic education system under the supervision and tutelage of a teacher or facilitator. “SCHOOL PERSONNEL” – means the persons, singly or collectively, working in a public or private school. They are classified as follows: “SCHOOL HEADS” refers to the chief executive officers or administrator of a public school. “ACADEMIC PERSONNEL” – includes all school personnel who are formally engaged in actual teaching service or in research assignments, either on a full-time or a part-time basis, as well as those who possess certain prescribed academic functions directly supportive or teaching, such as registrars, librarians, guidance counselors, researchers, and other similar persons. They may include officials who are responsible for academic matters and other school officials. “CHILD PROTECTION” – refers to programs, service, procedures and structures that are intended to prevent and respond to abuse, neglect, exploitation, discrimination and violence. “PARENTS” - refers to biological parents, step-parents, adoptive parents, and common-law spouse or partner of the parents. “GUARDIANS OR CUSTODIANS” – refers to legal guardians, foster parents, and other persons, including relatives or even non-relatives, who have physical custody of the child. “CHILD ABUSE” – refers to the maltreatment of a child, whether habitual or not, which includes any of the following: Psychological or physical abuse, neglect, cruelty, sexual abuse and emotional maltreatment; Any act by deeds or words which debase, degrades or demeans the intrinsic worth and dignity of a child as a human being;
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