DepEd Secretary Sara Duterte Urges Teachers to Avoid Friendship w/ Students Outside Class
DEPED – The Department of Education (DepEd) advised the teachers to avoid friendships with students outside class.
Earlier this week, the Education Department released a new department order promoting professionalism in the delivery of basic education programs and services. The order urges officials and employees to exercise caution when interacting with students on social media.
The Department Order No. 49 series of 2022 instructs teachers to refrain from following the social media accounts of students unless they are relatives. The order is a part of acceptable norms of conduct and relations in DepEd.
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte explained that both teaching and non-teaching employees should observe professionalism. She advised educators to refrain from friendly relations with their learners outside the school setting.
“Ang pagiging magkaibigan dapat nasa loob lang ng classroom or school setting at hindi natin dinadala sa labas, Dapat, as a teacher, meron talagang line between him or her and the learner. Dapat hindi sila magkaroon ng friendly relations with their learners outside of the learning institution setting dahil nagkakaroon ng bias iyong isang tao kapag nagiging kaibigan na niya. Of course, relationships, mayroong mga problema iyan,” Duterte said
Duterte cited incidents wherein DepEd employees were involved in criminal activities or become victims of crime. Avoiding relationships, interaction, and communication with learners can prevent crimes involving educators and students, according to the vice president.
“In one case, we had a teacher having a drinking spree with a student na sinasak siya ng isang student. So these are instances na preventable kung nire-recognize ng ating teaching and non-teaching staff sa Department of Education na dapat merong linya doon,” Duterte added.
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