While child protection is indispensable, teacher protection is also a must. To this end, this bill seeks to amend Republic Act 7610, commonly known as the Child Abuse Law, insofar as any act committed by a teacher or school staff pursuant to the disciplinary rules and procedure issued by the DepEd shall not be deemed as "child abuse".
This bill also seeks to lay down institutionalized support mechanisms for teachers and school personnel in matters of classroom management and discipline. The first is a mandate on DepEd to issue and implement student guidelines. DepEd also proposed to provide pre-service and in-service training for DepEd personnel on child behavior and psychology, classroom management techniques, positive discipline, and other related fields.