{"id":238398,"date":"2019-11-25T20:57:03","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T01:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=238398"},"modified":"2019-11-25T20:57:03","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T01:57:03","slug":"teacher-shamed-in-tv-show-denied-of-due-process-deped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/11\/25\/teacher-shamed-in-tv-show-denied-of-due-process-deped\/","title":{"rendered":"Teacher shamed in TV show denied of due process: DepEd"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The DepEd clarified that teachers, as the substitute parental authority for their students at school, are expected to exercise reasonable supervision, including exercising discipline, while maintaining the dignity and safety of the students.\u00a0(File Photo By Patrick Roque\/Wikimedia commons, CC BY-SA 4.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— The Department of Education (DepEd) said the teacher who was humiliated in a television program for allegedly committing child abuse towards one of her pupils was not accorded due process.<\/p>\n

In a statement Sunday, the agency said there are laws and policies in place to protect both students and teachers involved in complaints.<\/p>\n

\u201cTeachers are entitled to due process, which was not given to her during the program,\u201d the DepEd said.<\/p>\n

While stressing that child abuse cases are not subject to compromise, it added that the rights of teacher Melita Limjuco, 55, were not respected when the show\u2019s host, Raffy Tulfo, pressured her to make an on-the-spot compromise to avoid a possible criminal case.<\/p>\n

Moreover, Limjuco\u2019s early retirement, the office said, will \u201chave a serious impact on her person and family.\u201d<\/p>\n

The DepEd clarified that teachers, as the substitute parental authority for their students at school, are expected to exercise reasonable supervision, including exercising discipline, while maintaining the dignity and safety of the students.<\/p>\n

\u201cSchools are second home to learners, while teachers are their second parents. We entrust our children to the institution and teachers,\u201d the DepEd said.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, the DepEd said its regional and division offices were handling the case \u201cthrough procedures consistent with the applicable laws and policies.\u201d<\/p>\n

The DepEd also said it encourages proper dialogue to continue to help resolve any disputes between the affected parties.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven prior to the airing of the television program, there was already a meeting between the parents of the learner and the teacher before the school head, and it is best for this process to continue,\u201d the DepEd said.<\/p>\n

In an episode of Tulfo in Action last week, Salve Ba\u00f1ez, grandmother of a Grade 2 pupil expressed ire over Limjuco for humiliating her grandchild for failure to bring a report card to school and made unsubstantiated accusations of physical abuse in the past against the teacher.<\/p>\n

According to Ba\u00f1ez and shown through CCTV footage, her grandchild\u2019s seat was taken outside the classroom by Limjuco while the student was forced to seat outside for the duration of the class.<\/p>\n

Ba\u00f1ez initially wanted Limjuco to resign from her teaching post, be stripped of her teaching license, and be thrown in jail for child abuse, but the child\u2019s parents advocated for Limjuco to instead resign and lose her license in exchange for not pursuing a criminal case against her.<\/p>\n

\u201cKalimutan niyo na po yung napag-usapan niyo ng lola. Sabi po ng<\/em>\u00a0both parents,\u00a0yung tatay, nanay, nandito. Hindi ka kakasuhan ng<\/em>\u00a0child abuse. But still,\u00a0ikaw na kusa ang mag-<\/em>resign\u00a0sa iyong trabaho at maging sa<\/em>\u00a0PRC (Professional Regulation Commission)\u00a0ilalakad namin, sasang-ayunan mo para mas mabilis yung proseso na ikaw ay matanggalan ng lisensya<\/em>,\u201d Tulfo told Limjuco in a phone conversation during the show aired last week.<\/p>\n

Tulfo’s gesture of “pressuring” the teacher to resign and for unduly exercising his influence and the grandmother and mother of the child drew flak from netizens, who came in defense of Limjuco claiming that she just implemented a disciplinary action in the course of her duty.<\/p>\n

As of this posting, Tulfo has apologized for his gesture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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