Duties of School Heads.
Section 22
SEC. 22. Duties of School Heads. - School heads shall have the following duties: (a) Disseminate or post a copy of this Act in a conspicuous place in the educational institution; (b) Provide measures to prevent gender-based sexual harassment in educational institutions, like information campaigns;(c) Create an independent internal mechanism or a CODI to investigate and address complaints of gender-based sexual harassment which shall: (1) Adequately represent the school administration, the trainers, instructors, professors or coaches and students or trainees, students and parents, as the case may be: (2) Designate a woman as its head and not less than half of its members should be women; (3) Ensure equal representation of persons of diverse sexual orientation, identity and/or expression, in the CODI as far as practicable: (4) Be composed of members who should be impartial and not connected or related to the alleged perpetrator; (5) Investigate and decide on complaints within ten (10) days or less upon receipt thereof: (6) Observe due process; (7) Protect the complainant from retaliation; and (8) Guarantee confidentiality to the greatest extent possible. (d) Provide and disseminate, in consultation with all persons in the educational institution, a code of conduct or school policy which shall: (1) Expressly reiterate the prohibition on gender-based sexual harassment: (2) Prescribe the procedures of the internal mechanism created under this Act; and (3) Set administrative penalties.