A student under investigation may be preventively suspended from entering the school premises and from attending classes, when the entering the school premises and from attending classes, when the evidence of guilt is strong, and the responsible school official is morally evidence of guilt is strong, and the responsible school official is morally convinced that the continued stay of the student pending investigation convinced that the continued stay of the student pending investigation would cause sufficient distraction to the normal operations of the would cause sufficient distraction to the normal operations of the institution, or would pose real or imminent threat or danger to persons institution, or would pose real or imminent threat or danger to persons and property inside the institution’s
The administrative penalties that may be imposed upon the erring The administrative penalties that may be imposed upon the erring student, for commission of any serious offence or violation of student, for commission of any serious offence or violation of institutional disciplinary rules and regulations, are provided and institutional disciplinary rules and regulations, are provided and categorized as follows:
categorized as follows: 1. Suspension
1. Suspension – – a penalty that allows the higher education a penalty that allows the higher education institution to deprive or deny the erring student from attending classes institution to deprive or deny the erring student from attending classes for a period not exceeding twenty percent (20%) of the total class days for a period not exceeding twenty percent (20%) of the total class days for the school term. A penalty of suspension for a period more than for the school term. A penalty of suspension for a period more than twenty percent (20%) of the total class days for the school term shall be twenty percent (20%) of the total class days for the school term shall be deemed suspension for a period equivalent to twenty percent (20%) of deemed suspension for a period equivalent to twenty percent (20%) of the prescribed total class days for the school term.
the prescribed total class days for the school term. 2. Non-readmission
2. Non-readmission – – a penalty that allows the institution to deny a penalty that allows the institution to deny admission or enrollment of an erring student for the school term admission or enrollment of an erring student for the school term immediately following the term when the resolution or decision finding immediately following the term when the resolution or decision finding the student guilty of the offense as charged and imposing the penalty of the student guilty of the offense as charged and imposing the penalty of non-readmission was promulgated. Unlike the penalty of exclusion, the non-readmission was promulgated. Unlike the penalty of exclusion, the student is allowed to complete the school term when the resolution for student is allowed to complete the school term when the resolution for non-readmission was promulgated. Transfer credentials of the erring non-readmission was promulgated. Transfer credentials of the erring student shall be issued upon promulgation, subject to the other student shall be issued upon promulgation, subject to the other provisions of this Ma
provisions of this Manual.nual. 3. Exclusion
3. Exclusion – – a penalty that allows the institution to exclude or a penalty that allows the institution to exclude or drop the name of the erring student from the roll of students
drop the name of the erring student from the roll of students immediatelyimmediately upon resolution for exclusion was promulgated. This penalty may be upon resolution for exclusion was promulgated. This penalty may be imposed for acts or offenses such as dishonesty, hazing, carry deadly imposed for acts or offenses such as dishonesty, hazing, carry deadly weapo
weapons, immorality, selling and/or possession of ns, immorality, selling and/or possession of prohibited drugs, drugprohibited drugs, drug dependency, drunkenness, hooliganism, vandalism and other offenses dependency, drunkenness, hooliganism, vandalism and other offenses analogous to the foregoing. Transfers credentials of the erring student analogous to the foregoing. Transfers credentials of the erring student shall be issued upon promulgation, subject to the other provisions of this shall be issued upon promulgation, subject to the other provisions of this
review the case in the event the student makes and files an appeal with review the case in the event the student makes and files an appeal with the Commission.
the Commission. 4. Expulsion
4. Expulsion – – a penalty where the institution declares an erring a penalty where the institution declares an erring student disqualified for admission to any public or private higher student disqualified for admission to any public or private higher education institution in the Philippines. In any case, the penalty of education institution in the Philippines. In any case, the penalty of expulsion cannot be imposed without the approval of the Chairman of expulsion cannot be imposed without the approval of the Chairman of the Commission. This penalty may be imposed for acts or offenses the Commission. This penalty may be imposed for acts or offenses involving moral turpitude or constituting gross misconduct, which are involving moral turpitude or constituting gross misconduct, which are considered criminal pursuant to existing penal laws.
considered criminal pursuant to existing penal laws.
The institution shall forward a complete record of the proceedings to the The institution shall forward a complete record of the proceedings to the Regional Office concerned within ten days from the termination of the Regional Office concerned within ten days from the termination of the investigation of each case.
investigation of each case.