Public school teachers should not share online content that reveals who their students are, the Palace said Thursday, framing the practice as a breach of the education department’s conduct rules.
Palace press officer Claire Castro, referencing a Department of Education statement, said posts that identify students run counter to DepEd’s ethical standards and policies. She noted the department had flagged a pattern of teachers folding their jobs into the material they publish online.
“The Department of Education (DepEd) has taken note of several incidents involving public school teachers who use their profession as part of their online content,” Castro said at a briefing.
She said teachers were being asked to steer clear of such behavior and to carry themselves professionally regardless of whether they are on or off school grounds. “In this regard, the DepEd reminded all public school teachers to avoid such practices and maintain professionalism in the workplace, whether inside or outside the four walls of the school,” she added.
The department also called on educators to honor their oath and to keep setting a positive example for the young people in their care.
Castro placed that appeal within a broader view of the teacher’s role. “Teachers serve as second parents to young people, while schools serve as their second homes. Good manners are learned at home and further developed in school. So, that is the DepEd’s appeal,” she said.
On a separate matter raised at the same briefing, Castro said the Presidential Communications Office had referred a case to the National Bureau of Investigation through its Anti-Fake News Desk, seeking a probe and charges against those operating a Facebook page and website accused of spreading falsehoods.
That page presented itself as satire, yet it circulated bogus notices of extended class and work suspensions while the southwest monsoon, or habagat, was at its peak, along with misleading claims tied to an advanced technology program.
