CODE OF ETHICS OF BAHAY PROVINCIAL HIGH SCHOOL
SECTION A.
CONDUCT OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL
1. Students are always identified with the school they are
attending. The student of Bahay Provincial High School should have the responsibility to project a good image of the school and their co-students.
2. A student of Bahay Provincial High school has the responsibilities to respect the rights of fellow students, the faculty and the school administration and to uphold the academic integrity of his school.
The student should realize that self-discipline finds its expression in the students enthusiasm for physical, intellectual and moral growth
in his behavior that is characterized by courtesy and unselfish concern for others at all times, his good breeding, refinement, Christian gentleness and profound moral and patriotic consciousness.
3. Students should manifest their patriotism by participating in flag ceremony and retreat, parade, civic programs, convocation and the likes, except those who belong to sectarian organizations.
4. Students are encouraged to perform their civic duties by cooperating with their local government officials in the implementations of such policies that are directed toward the development of the community.
SECTION B.
CONDUCT IN THE SCHOOL
1.Students should recognize the faculty members as persons in authority with an authority vested upon them by law (Revised penal Code Article 148). Thus, students should respect their teachers
on all occasions and obey promptly and cheerfully. Students
should treat their teachers with unfailing politeness.
2. Grievous misunderstanding between students is to be brought immediately to the attention of the Grievance Committee, by no means may students resolve their difficulty by violence or by such means that reveal a lack of Christian charity and compassion.
3. Students should refrain from the use of words that are offensive, vulgar, indecent, or blasphemous in nature for such language is unbecoming.
4. Silence should be observed in the corridors, conference hall, near classrooms, computer room and in the library. Boisterous conversation, whistling, shouting and the like should be suppressed in the school campus .
5. Students are required to come to school
a. dressed in the prescribed daily uniform (shorts, tangos, sleeveless,
miniskirts should not be worn)
b. proper student haircut for male (2 by 3 – 2 fingers above ear and 3
fingers above nape) must be observed
c. female students are not allowed to put on make-up
6. Students are required to keep the school and its surroundings clean and tidy. Spitting, scattering pieces of papers, unpermitted painting, marking of walls and chairs, and carving on chairs, tables, blackboard, etc. are strictly prohibited. Students who litter and do acts of vandalism will be subject to disciplinary actions.
7. Students are not allowed to receive” social callers” in the school.
8. Students are not allowed to drink liquor nor to enter the campus and attend their classes under the influence of liquor.
9. Misplaced or lost articles found by someone else must be turned over to the guidance counselor.
10. Students should wear their identification cards at all times within the school premises.
11. All students are required to participate in the daily flag ceremony. They should sing the Pambansang Awit, BPHS Hymn and the Bicol March properly and with feelings. They should be in their lines and not in the rooms or outside the school premises hanging on in the stores, canteen, waiting sheds or in the roadsides.
12. Students should value properties. They should handle all equipment with reasonable care and use blackboards and other school supplies for appropriate purposes. Students should refrain from writing, marking, carving and the like, in any school furniture and walls in classroom, library, computer room, canteen, toilet, Villafuerte Bldg. The cleanliness of the school should be the permanent proof of a student’s spirit of concern for his school. A student who causes any damage or destruction of property shall be obliged to pay for the damage without any prejudice to any other penalty which may be imposed upon him.
13. Bulletin boards are for official use only. Tampering with notice or posting unauthorized notices are considered offense subject to disciplinary actions.
14. English or Filipino should be used in the classroom and school when talking with teachers and co-students.
15. Order and silence must be observed in passing along the corridors of classrooms, during programs, assemblies and convocations.
16. Loitering must be avoided.
17. Gambling is strictly prohibited.
18. Going out of the school through, under or over the fence and destroying it shows an open rebellion against the school policies and authorities and such act will be subject to disciplinary actions.
SECTION C.
ATTENDANCE
1. Regular attendance in all classes is expected, only in a very important reason will a student be excused in the class attendance.
2. Daily attendance should be checked by the class advisers and subject teachers. Excuse letters signed by the parents, approved by the class adviser should be presented to each subject teacher who will in turn record such absences. Students who keep on cutting classes or who commit 3 consecutive absences should not be permitted to enter classes without the parent or guardian and without the written permission to re-enter the class from the guidance counselor. Homeroom advisers should keep the guidance counselor informed of habitual absentees in their classes. Habitual cutting of classes will be subject to disciplinary actions.
3. Excused absences do not exempt the student from fulfilling the requirement of the subject covered by the class during his absence.
4. Students who leave the class after the roll call and return only near the end of the period is considered absent.
5. Students are considered late if they arrive after the flag ceremony in the morning and in the afternoon, after the second bell for the first period. Habitual late comers( students who committed 5 consecutive days of tardiness) will be admitted only to class after a meeting between the student with his parent ,and the guidance counselor.
6. When a teacher does not arrive on time for class, the student should use their time productively while waiting for the next subject teacher.
7. When taking special examination the student must be accompanied by parent or guardian within a week after the original date of examination.
( Special exam will be given only to students with valid reasons.)
SECTION D.
BEHAVIOR IN SPECIFIC PLACES
A. CLASSROOM
1. Students should enter their classroom orderly and properly.
2. A student is not allowed to change seat without the teachers permission. A sitting arrangement must be followed.
3. Students are expected to participate actively in the class. Any activity that will distract classroom proceedings must be avoided.
4. Proper posture is not only healthful, it also shows that students acknowledge the presence of the teacher in the classroom.
5. The students should stand when the teacher enters the classroom at the beginning of the period.
6. A student may answer, talk, stand, or leave his seat only after his request to do so is acknowledged or granted by the teacher.
7. No student should standby on doors and windows during class hours.
8. Students should help keep the room clean, neat and orderly. The blackboard should not be used without the teachers permission.
9. Eating or chewing gum while class is going on is not allowed.
10. It is unbecoming and dishonest to cheat during examinations. Anyone caught during examinations copying from the book, notes or another’s work or by any other means receives aid from another shall earn zero (0) point from the test in that subject. This rule shall also apply to those who give aid or who tolerate his seatmate to copy from his work during examination.
11. Responsible use of cellphone must be observed by those students who bring or have cellphones in school ???
B. LIBRARY
1. The library is a place for reading, study and research. Silence and orderliness in the library must be observed at all times.
2. Eating and making unnecessary noise inside the library is prohibited.
3. Books to be borrowed must be known to the librarian and must be returned to its original location. The name of the borrowed book, its number, and the date it was borrowed must be recorded before taking the book.
4. Books used for study or research must be returned to its original location after use.
C. ASSEMBLIES AND PROGRAMS
1. When entering assemblies, whether in a hall or elsewhere, students should immediately occupy places assigned to them. They should go to their seats in an orderly manner.
2. No student may walk around or make unnecessary noise or movements that may or will distract assembly proceedings.
3. When attending assemblies students should come on time, 10-15 minutes before it starts.
4. At the end or at the start of an assembly or program, students should allow guests and visitors to pass first, before they enter or go out orderly and quietly.
5. Students should not leave the venue until the entire program is finished.
D. AT THE PATH, LOBBY AND CORRIDORS
1. Students should give way to teachers , officials and visitors along the path and any passage ways.
2. When walking along the path or any passage ways , students should always keep to the right.
3. Loud talking , laughing along the lobby are unbecoming and should therefore be avoided. Likewise, running along path and corridors should be avoided.
SECTION E.
DISCIPLINARY MEASURES
1. Students who violate or are found wanting in observance of the responsibilities herein above set for that are otherwise guilty of unjustified action or behavior prejudicial to good order and discipline and or inimical to the best interest of the school shall be subject to commensurate disciplinary actions.
2. The imposition of sanctions for violations of rules and regulations/standards of conduct shall pertain generally to the guidance counselor and finally the school head/principal.
3. Major Offenses are as follows:
a. Grave acts or deeds which threaten another with inflicting upon the person or honor of the latter with any crime or wrong tending to cast disrespect and or hold any faculty member in contempt as well as any person vested with authority.
b. Destruction of school properties,
c. Peddling drugs and or drug addiction.
d. Acts that bring into disrespect or disrepute the name of the school.
e. Acts of lewdness. Display or distribution of pornographic materials within the premises of the school.
f. Stealing of properties belonging to the school, faculty member or co-student.
g. Habitual disregard of the established policies and procedures.
h. Forging, tampering, falsifying academic records or official records or documents of any kind.
i. Instigating, leading or participating in concerted activities that resulted to stoppage of classes or cause of trouble in the school.
j. Smoking and drunkenness.
k. Gambling.
l. Bringing of deadly weapons.
m. Using the name of the school without permission in programs, invitations, announcements, and tickets.
n. Abuse of the school office’s equipment, library and laboratory equipment.
o. Collection of money without the authority of the office and using the classrooms for non-academic purposes without permission.
p. Destroying the school fence.
4. Minor Offenses are as follows:
a. Absenteeism
b. Tardiness
c. Loitering
d. Littering
e. Vandalism
f. Escaping from class during class hours.
g. Cheating
h. Going under, over or through the school fence.
i. Other offenses not mentioned in the major offense or not categorized under major offense.
5. Sanctions for Major Offenses:
a. Suspension
b. Dismissal or dropping
c. Non-readmission to the school or expulsion.
6. Sanctions for Minor Offenses:
a. Notification of parents/guardian
b. Suspension in a particular class where the offense has been committed.
c. Restoration or fine commensurate to the damaged or stolen property.
d. Productive activities