According to the principal of the school where the teacher was currently employed, the teacher has requested not to attend classes following the incident.
The identity of the teacher and her school, including its officials, and the students involved have been withheld for security purposes.
The high school principal admitted that the incident have impacted him and the school, but they are taking steps to cooperate and resolve the issue.
“I feel sad regarding the issue, but we will try our best to fix it from our end. At least there will be a closure on that particular issue,” the principal said.
Now that the teacher has not attended her classes following the incident, the principal is coordinating with her subordinates to determine who can temporarily handle the embattled teacher’s teaching schedule and her students.
Dialogue
Meanwhile, Dr. Bernadette Susvilla, Department of Education (DepEd) Cebu City Schools Division assistant superintendent, said they have already met with teacher, the students she scolded and their parents on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2023.
She said the investigation can run from three days to three weeks, and they are working closely with all the concerned individuals for the resolution of the case and the steps that DepEd will be taking moving forward.
Susvilla also said that should the students feel that they are not yet ready to go back to school, they will be providing modules as an alternative learning setup.
Exercise responsibility on social media
Dr. Teresita Manzanades, DepEd 7 Child Protection Unit focal person, advised teachers and students to be extra careful and exercise responsibility when using social media.
“Just be extra careful, be … abiding with our child protection policy, and [be] wise [in the] use of our social media, and consider children as the first clientele that we will be protecting,” Manzanades shared.
The issue arose when a teacher going by @laagangteacher on Tiktok uploaded a video of her reprimanding students for allegedly cheating in her exam. (EKV)