GROUP 4
RIGHTS OF SCHOOLS
SCHOOL - is an educational institution, private and public, undertaking educational operation
with a specific age-group of pupils or students pursuing defined studies at defined levels (such as
nursery, kinder, pre-school, elementary, high school college and so on), receiving instruction
from teachers, usually located in a building or a group of buildings in a particular physical or
cyber site. (physical or cyber site just like in our new normal situation because of the pandemic,
we are offered a way of learning that is different from what we are used to – from face to face to
online classes)
BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 232 (THE EDUCATION ACT OF
1982)
This was an act providing for the establishment and maintenance of an integrated system of
education. In accordance with Section 2, this act shall apply to and govern both formal and non-
formal system in public and private schools in all levels of the entire educational system.
As stated in the
- CHAPTER 2. SECTION 13. RIGHTS OF SCHOOLS
1. The right of their governing boards…….to adopt and enforce administrative or
management systems. (this includes the school policies as well as the mission and vision.
Schools need to enforce such things for them ensure the high quality of education and
assistance that they can give for their students)
2. The right of institutions of higher learning to determine on academic grounds who shall
be admitted to study, who may teach, and who shall be the subjects of the study and
research (this is why there are education courses that focuses on certain subjects for them
to teach such subject when an education student graduates and started to teach. With this,
it will be easier for the teacher to get used and grasp the subject because it has been what
he or she is learning from college. The same thing applies to us who are studying for
master degrees. As for the students, of course students are evaluated and promoted to
certain grade levels based on how well they understand from the previous year.)
OTHER LEGAL BASES
Act No. 2706 – PRIVATE SCHOOL LAW
This was known as the “Private School Law”, enacted on March 10, 1917 by the Philippine
Legislature, which made obligatory the recognition and inspection of private schools and
colleges by the Secretary of Public Instruction so as to maintain a standard of efficiency in all
private schools and colleges in the country.
This law was amended by Commonwealth Act No. 180 passed on November 13, 1936 which
provided that:
a. The Secretary of Public Instruction was vested with power to “supervise, inspect and
regulate said schools and colleges in order to determine the efficiency of instruction
given in the same.”
b. And all private schools come under the supervision and regulation of the Secretary of
DPI, thus eliminating “diploma mills” and substandard schools.
Commonwealth Act No. 589
This law, approved on August 19, 1940, established a school ritual in all public and private
elementary and secondary schools in the Philippines.
The ritual consists of solemn and patriotic ceremonies that include the singing of the National
Anthem and Patriotic Pledges.
Republic Act No. 1265 (amended by R. A. 8491)
This law was approved on June 11, 1955, and provided that a daily flag ceremony shall be
compulsory in all educational institutions. This includes the singing of the Philippine National
Anthem.
Republic Act No. 139 (Repealed by R. A. 8047)
Enacted on June 14, 1947, and the Board of Textbooks. This law provided that all public schools
must only use books that are approved by the Board for a period of six years from the date of
their adoption.
The private schools may use books of their choice, provided the Board of Textbooks has no
objections with those books.
Republic Act No. 1425
It was approved on June 12, 1956, it prescribed the inclusion in the curricula of all schools, both
public and private, from elementary schools to the universities, the life, works and writings of
Jose Rizal especially the Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo.
R.A. NO. 9155 - "Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001."
August 11, 2001
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:
- The school shall be the heart of the formal education system. It is where children learn.
Schools shall have a single aim of providing the best possible basic education for all
learners.
- Schools and learning centers shall be empowered to make decisions on what is best for
the learners they serve.
Section 3: Purpose and Objectives
(c) To make schools and learning centers the most important vehicle for the teaching and
learning of national values and for developing in the Filipino learners love of country and
pride in its rich heritage
(d) To ensure that schools and learning centers receive the kind of focused attention they
deserve and that educational programs, projects and services take into account the
interests of all members of the community;
(e) To enable the schools and learning centers to reflect the values of the community by
allowing teachers/learning facilitators and other staff to have the flexibility to serve the
needs of all learners;
(f) To encourage local initiatives for the improvement of schools and learning centers and
to provide the means by which these improvements may be achieved and sustained; and
(g) To establish schools and learning centers as facilities where school children are able
to learn a range of core competencies prescribed for elementary and high school
education programs or where the out-of-school youth and adult learners are provided
alternative learning programs and receive accreditation for at least the equivalent of a
high school [Link] virtualaw library
- Section 4. Definition of Terms
(c) Cluster of Schools - is a group of schools which are geographically contiguous and
brought together to improve the learning outcomes;
(f) Integrated School - is a school that offers a complete basic education in one school site
and has unified instructional program;
