school, or materially and substantially disrupt the education process or the
orderly operation of a school; and
(3) Retaliation against a person who reports bullying, who provides information
during an investigation of bullying, or who is a witness to or has reliable
information about bullying;
(b) Identify the range of disciplinary administrative actions that may be taken against a
perpetrator for bullying or retaliation which shall be commensurate with the nature and
gravity of the offense: Provided, That, in addition to the disciplinary sanctions imposed
upon a perpetrator of bullying or retaliation, he/she shall also be required to undergo a
rehabilitation program which shall be administered by the institution concerned. The
parents of the said perpetrator shall be encouraged by the said institution to join the
rehabilitation program;
(c) Establish clear procedures and strategies for:
(1) Reporting acts of bullying or retaliation;
(2) Responding promptly to and investigating reports of bullying or retaliation;
(3) Restoring a sense of safety for a victim and assessing the student’s need for
protection;
(4) Protecting from bullying or retaliation of a person who reports acts of
bullying, provides information during an investigation of bullying, or is witness to
or has reliable information about an act of bullying; and
(5) Providing counseling or referral to appropriate services for perpetrators,
victims and appropriate family members of said students;
(d) Enable students to anonymously report bullying or retaliation: Provided, however,
That no disciplinary administrative action shall be taken against a perpetrator solely on
the basis of an anonymous report;
(e) Subject a student who knowingly makes a false accusation of bullying to disciplinary
administrative action;
(f) Educate students on the dynamics of bullying, the anti-bullying policies of the school
as well as the mechanisms of such school for the anonymous reporting of acts of
bullying or retaliation;
(g) Educate parents and guardians about the dynamics of bullying, the anti-bullying
policies of the school and how parents and guardians can provide support and reinforce
such policies at home; and
(h) Maintain a public record of relevant information and statistics on acts of bullying or
retaliation in school: Provided, That the names of students who committed acts of
bullying or retaliation shall be strictly confidential and only made available to the school