July 13, 2018
DepEd ORDER
No. 31, s. 2018

POLICY GUIDELINES ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE SEXUALITY EDUCATION

 To:  Undersecretaries
Assistant Secretaries
Bureau and Service Directors
Regional Secretary, ARMM
Regional Directors
Schools Division Superintendents
Public and Private Elementary and Secondary School Heads
All Others Concerned

  1. The Department of Education (DepEd) issues the enclosed Policy Guidelines on the Implementation of the Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE), which aims to establish a common understanding of CSE key concepts and messages, and to ensure clear implementation of protocols in the CSE.    
  1. The rationale, legal bases, guiding principles, mechanisms, and procedures shall assist teachers, schools principals, and other education stakeholders in their endeavors to make teaching and learning more relevant, meaningful and useful to learners.
  1. All DepEd Orders, and other related issuances, provisions, rules and regulations, which are inconsistent with these guidelines are hereby replaced, repealed, or amended accordingly.
  1. These guidelines shall take effect immediately upon issuance.
  1. Immediate dissemination of and strict compliance with this Order is directed.

 

(Sgd)LEONOR MAGTOLIS BRIONES
Secretary

Encl.: As stated

References:  DepEd Order: Nos. 36, s. 2016; and 58, s. 2017

To be indicated in the Perpetual Index under the following subjects:

BASIC EDUCATION                    MONITORING AND EVALUATION

CURRICULUM                              POLICY

LEARNERS                                    SEXUALITY EDUCATION

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