No, no's for the public school teachers

Last time, I posted the privileges of public school teachers, this time I am posting the other side of the coin: the prohibitive activities of public school teachers. Again this is from the book School Administration and Supervision by Gregorio c. 1961 p.369 ff.

This is an old book and there may have been corrections and revisions made.

1.      Keep out of Politics

Public school teachers and school officials are forbidden to engage in politics. They may vote, but they may not use their official authority or influence to coerce political action of any other persons, or show any pernicious political partisanship, or become active in making membership in a political party known that they become in the eyes of the public identified or connected with the fortunes of the party. They must also refrain from commenting on the political situation in the country.

2.      Restriction on Business Activities

Public school teachers and school officials are prohibited to engage in any private business, vocation, or profession, or be connected with any commercial undertaking, without written permission from the Director of Public Schools and the Secretary of Education. [Employees of the Department] should not act as agents for, or be financially interested in any commercial venture, the business of which is to furnish books, school stationery, magazines, periodicals, athletic goods or other materials for school purposes.

This does not apply to an author’s royalty, provided the employee has obtained permission to engage in writing for money.

3.      Smoking Prohibited

All department employees are prohibited to smoke in classrooms, corridors and on school grounds during school hours.

4.      Payment of Debts

Public school teachers and other school officials who willfully fail to pay their just debt are subject to disciplinary actions. They are expected to arrange satisfactorily their private financial affairs with their creditors. The school and the school officials shall not be made collection agencies for commercial firms.

5.      Relation of sexes

To avoid suspicion, teachers and school official should never be alone in a classroom with a pupil of opposite sex. A high reputationof our teaching force should be maintained. It is imperative that parents should not have any doubt that the morals of their children are fully safeguarded in the classroom and on the school grounds. Teachers or school official should never take advantage of his position to court to pupil or student.

6.      Making gifts to official superiors

It is improper from an officer or an employee to make donation or present any gift of substantial value to an official to whom he is subordinate. It is likewise improper for any official to accept any donation or gifts as aforesaid offered or presented to him by any person or persons in the Government service subordinate to himself.

7.      Inflicting corporal punishment

Corporal punishment is not allowed in any classrooms. It is unlawful for any classroom teachers or school officials to inflict or cause to inflict physical pain or injuries to any pupil or student, nor should he make deduction in their scholastic ratings for acts that are not clearly not manifestations of poor scholarship.

8.      Tutorial Services

The Code of Ethics for Public School Teachers and Officials states that no teacher or school official should accept directly or indirectly for tutorial services to any of his pupils or students remuneration other than the compensation authorized for his services as teacher or school official. In other words, receiving double compensation is prohibited.