Pretending to be a Preschooler…

An open Letter to the Department of Education (DepEd)

A student went to college, took-up Education course from their local university pouring-out hard-work for four (4) long and painstaking years. Gearing up everyday, preparing for exam, undergoing field study, leaving the cruelty and sarcasm of their respective Teaching Coop and finally passing LET!

Now the second chapter of their ordeal, they applied in their respective local schools, went on with the interview, their demo, and the EPT, months passed still no confirmation nor call from their mother district, feeling of hopelessness they accepted the offer of their respective district school to take up the cudgel of teaching preschool pupils while waiting for their call (if there’s any).

PRIMER on RANDOM DRUG TESTING in SCHOOLS - part 2

continuation from part...

11. HOW IS RANDOM DRUG TESTING RESULTS TREATED?

The drug test result shall be treated with utmost confidentiality and shall guarantee and respect the personal privacy and dignity of the student. The result should not be used in any criminal proceedings.

No school shall publish or post results whether positive or negative.

12.WHAT SHOULD BE DONE IN CASE THE DRUG TEST IS CONFIRMED POSITIVE?

PRIMER on RANDOM DRUG TESTING in SCHOOLS - part 1

Legal Basis
 

ARTICLE III-Dangerous Drugs test and Record Requirements

Sec.36,c.Student of Tertiary and Secondary Schools- Students of tertiary and secondary schools shall, pursuant to the related rules and regulations as contained in the school's student handbook and with notice to the presents, undergo a random drug testing. Provided, that all drug testing expenses whether in public or private schools under this Section will be borne by the government;Provided,further,that the Department of Education and the Commission on Higher Education, as the case may be, shall see to it that this provision is implemented.

Board Regulation #6, Series of 2003 as amended by Board Regulation #3, Series of 2009
General Guidelines for the Conduct of Random Drug Testing for Secondary and Tertiary Students

1. WHAT IS RANDOM DRUG TESTING?

Random Drug Testing is a procedure to determine the presence or absence of a substance in the body and the selection of students is through an unbiased process of generating random numbers using a computer or a scientific calculator.