IN 2014, seven tourism students of Bulacan State University drowned while participating in a field trip to Madlum Cave. The students died when a strong current swept them away while crossing the river on their way to the cave.
As a result, nine school officials, including its president, were dismissed from government service by the Office of the Ombudsman for neglect in connection with the drowning of the seven students. In February 2017, fifteen students from Bestlink College, a private college in Quezon City, died when the bus carrying them to their educational trip in Rizal smashed into an electrical post.
Memorandum Order 63 series of 2017 was issued. CMO 63 provided for more comprehensive submission of paper requirements for colleges and universities prior to, during, and after the conduct of field trips and educational tours of students. CMO 63 has not been revised and remains in effect.
approval of the activity. This is in recognition of the academic freedom of higher education institutions. In the end, academic judgment still remains with the college or university on whether to hold the activity or not after the paper submissions are complied with. Non-compliance with these requirements under CMO 63, however, authorizes
has no legal basis to investigate every student complaint lest it overreaches its power of oversight of higher education institutions. Any claims for damages or culpability of schools and their officials fall squarely in the jurisdiction of courts and quasi-judicial bodies and not of , over the years, it has been consulting its stakeholders on how policies on the safety of students can be improved. As an amicus curiae of
Do We Ensure Student Safety In School Field Trips?
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