Scholars, parents protest ‘Pisay’ BOT decision to allow 6 alleged child abuse offenders to graduate

  • 📰 manilabulletin
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 49 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 23%
  • Publisher: 51%

Education Education Headlines News

Education Education Latest News,Education Education Headlines

Students of Philippine Science High School together with their parents rallied in front of the PSHS campus in Quezon City Thursday to protest the decision of the Board of Trustees (BOT) to allow six of their schoolmates to graduate despite the pending cases of child abuse and cybercrime after they allegedly posted online numerous private photos and videos of female students, all of whom are minors.

“If you choose to fight, we are here for you and we will stand behind you. So please find in your heart that you’re ready to speak up, we’re here,” student organizer Ericka Aala said.

PSHS campus director, Dr. Lawrence Madriaga, said the school respected the action but advised the protesters to file a formal appeal before the BOT. “While we recognize the fact na they have the right to [free] expression, the official thing to do is put it in writing,” Madriaga said. An appeal was actually sent by the protesters in an open letter signed by the officers of the PSHS MC Executive Parent Teacher Council where they said that, “… .the recent decision of the BOT to reverse the findings of the PSHS Management Committee in connection with the voyeurism, sexual harassment, lewd acts, grave threats and possibly other criminal acts by a cabal, nay a syndicate of students belonging to Batch 2019 is a travesty to [the PSHS] core values . . .

According to one of the victim’s parents, the posting of private photos of some female students began as early as the school year 2017 to 2018 and the incident was only brought to light this year.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 25. in EDUCATİON

Education Education Latest News, Education Education Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Students involved in voyeurism but allowed to graduate has parents in uproar - InteraksyonPCOO Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy denounced the board of trustees of a state secondary school for allowing some students to graduate despite being involved in cases of voyeurism and sexual harassment. The government official claimed in a Facebook post that this year’s graduation rites of the Philippine Science High School would be “marred with scandal and such grievous injustices.” … Netizens victim blaming in 3..2...1
Source: interaksyon - 🏆 24. / 51 Read more »

Billionaire to pay off $40M student loans of graduating classRobert Smith said he expected the recipients to “pay it forward” and said he hoped that “every class has the same opportunity going forward.”
Source: inquirerdotnet - 🏆 3. / 86 Read more »

Richest black man in US to pay off graduating class's student debtGood to have someone like u with a golden heart, a role model There go again. The media always want to mention the color of the skin. How will racism ever stop if the media will not STOP? God bless him. Praying more billionaires will join hands and do the same.
Source: ANCALERTS - 🏆 26. / 50 Read more »