Article XIV, Sections
1 85 2 of the Philippine C o n s t i t u t i o n also
read:
"The State shall protect and promote the right of
all citizens to quality education at all levels a n d shall
take
appropriate
steps
to
make
such
education
accessible to all."
"The State shall:
(1)
Establish, maintain and
support
a
adequate
and
integrated
system
of
relevant to the needs of the people a n d
(2)
E s t a b l i s h a n d m a i n t a i n a s y s t e m of free
public
education
in the elementary
and high
school
levels.
Without limiting the natural right
of
parents
to
rear
their
children,
elementary
education is c o m p u l s o r y for all children of school
age;
The
mandatory
additional
requirement
drug test might u n d u l y burden new
enrollees
is suggested t h a t a m o r e reasonable
school physician to examine
among
t h e m s h o u l d be
to undergo
addict
should
that
he/she
may
The
child m u s t be
be
later
a
A
It
is for
to determine
a d r u g test.
s h o u l d n o t be u s e d
a
who
finding
as a justification to
Rather, a child f o u n d to be
a
rehabilitation institution
so
confined
to
be
fit to
more
to
and their parents.
precautionary measure
deprive h i m / h e r of attending school.
drug
submission
prospective enrollees
required
that a student takes drugs
of
complete,
education
society;
a
pursue
his/her
education.
a d m i t t e d to school u p o n r e c o m m e n d a t i o n
of
the
rehabilitation institution after the child has been rehabilitated.
The
Commission
constitutional
on
function of
Human
Rights,
monitoring the
pursuant
Philippine
to
its
government's
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