St. Theresa’s College sued!

[blueubeblack]

Also, notice how this isn't about the "unfair" sanctions carried out by STC anymore?
It has become "Gee, these sanctions were well justified, but I sure as hell would've hoped you cascaded it to our children and us parents in the MOST CIVIL manner, not crucifying our children with your words!" or something similar.

hahaha. I honestly do not know who'll win this case. Sila ra gyud ang nakahibaw unsay nahitabo sa principal's office.

Maao unta naay recording sa meeting between the principal, the parents, or the guidance councilor ato na time na nag talk sila para naa pud sila evidence na ma prove na wala'y defamation na hitabo.

[istoryamember]

lisod ning defamation tingali kung kamo2x ra nakabati. aligre ni da hehehehehe

[DailyCore]

Nalzaro: Heartless

THE nuns running the St. Teresa’s College (STC) seemingly do not always live by the vow and motto of their congregation, which is the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Immaculati Cordia Mariae or ICM), because they have shown they can be heartless and naive. They do not seem to respect the rule of law. Instead of showing virtues like love, kindness, forgiveness and compassion to their students who violated school policies, they antagonized them.

They humiliated the students in public and condemned them as if they committed grave, serious and criminal offenses. The “heart of Mary” is not with them. What they possessed is selfishness, arrogance, authoritarianism and a clear defiance of a judicial order. Would you respect this kind of people? And mind you, they are not ordinary people. They are servants of God.

When this controversial issue cropped up last week, I was just holding my commentaries because there was already a pending case in court. In fact, I was inclined to support the position of the STC administration because I found their stand very meritorious, as the “violations” of the concerned students who were denied participation in the commencement rites were clearly defined in the school’s student handbook. The school has the right to discipline their students, although the administrative action was too harsh. Graduation, especially for high school students, is a very memorable moment.

But when RTC Judge Wilfredo Navarro ruled, granting one of the five students’ petition for a temporary restraining order and injunction by allowing the students to participate in the graduation rites, my position changed. The court ordered the school administration to “treat the concerned students with kindness and civility befitting true graduates of a respectable institution.” However, the school administration clearly and boldly defied a legal order.

Worse, the nuns adopted a police technique. They just ordered the security guards not to allow the concerned students and their parents to enter the school premises with a shallow justification that they didn’t have invitations and passes. Susmaryosep! It was more of “terrorism.” The nuns did not even send a representative to face and explain to students and to the parents and even to the court sheriff why they defy the court order. Was that the advice of lawyer Romeo Balili, the school’s legal counsel?

If I were the judge, I would send all the defendants including Balili to jail for contempt of court.

In their press statement, the STC did not categorically state why they defied that court order. They said the order was “deficient” because they observed due process before imposing sanctions on the students, contrary to the observation of the court.

That is why they filed an urgent motion for reconsideration. Some lawyers said that the filing of the motion for reconsideration automatically stop ped the implementation of the earlier order. I am not a lawyer, but I can say that this is a gray area.

Remember that Judge Navarro did not act on the urgent motion for reconsideration, which was supposed to be heard in the morning before the graduation rites at 3 p.m. last Friday. So, his order was still valid and enforceable. Remember that time was of the essence.

This issue would not have reached judicial intervention had the nuns showed their kind hearts and compassion to the students. The students, in their own language and writings, have already acknowledged their mistakes and asked for forgiveness for putting the school’s reputation in a bad light for posting their photos, which showed them in bikinis and holding wine and cigarettes, on Facebook. Where is the human consideration?

Nalzaro: Heartless | Sun.Star

[onigz]

Well if the TRO has not yet been served yet does it mean it has still no effect?

If this was the case I would say this was a brilliant counter move from the STC lawyer. Kudos to him.

mas brilliant ang stc bro kay wa jud pasudla ang student bisag ang sherif ngdala ug TRO..

hahaha nawala man pd tong student lawyer diri oi, lisod kaau mag basin2x ta dn karon ang issue kay technicalities na man. hahaha

[blueubeblack]

Ila naman nang ilubong ang caso bahin sa TRO. I-focus na nila ang tanan nilang energies sa defamation case vs STC (Pe).

Sa sunod dapat tanang meetings sa principal's office naay audio log para makita gyud ang katag. But since there's no evidence (in my knowledge) about what exactly was said inside the office, they may resort to ad hominems- looking at Sister Pe's reputation as a scolder/disciplinarian whether appropriate or borderline abusive, as well as the children's trustworthiness/integrity. Labad sa ulo basta batasan ang hisgotan instead of what was actually said.

I spoke to soon, maau lagi naa audio recordings sa ilang meeting to prove regarding the defamation case.

[jansome26]

@istoryamember sakto ka its going to be a she said she said affair. Lisud pa dyd ni i prove kung ni sugot na ang parents sa una na di ka paso but ka graduate. Madre pa dyd ilang kontra. Lisud i prove kung in ana ba. Dako baya ug respect ang mga taw kung madre. Mang gawas pa dyd tanan nabuhat anang mga girls nga i prove na problem child sila unya unsa pa nga bati na pwede mapagawas. Ma utingkay pa asta parents ani. This is going to be a very big scandal na.

[jansome26]

This is going to be a learning experience to everyone. If feeling nimo strikto ang school ayaw pa enroll imong anak dinha. Look for a different school.

[iMnOtUrSuPeRwOmAn]

sayop na daan sa parents nga wa sila ka control sa ilang anak...
gidunga-gan pa gyud nila og apil2x ang media.
it's a fact that they signed the sanctions. na timing lang nga ting graduation na. so naapil sa sanction.
it should have been the end of it. pero unsa man, nagtuo siguro ang parents nga uso bitaw ron ang mo accuse anya magpalaban dayon sa media. this is the result! now blame the school? maski dili catholic school, basaha daw ang handbook if wa bay right ang school mo hatag og sanctions... and to those who would say nga naa nay TRO.. well diba wala gani bond? so di pwede madawat... besides... talk about legalities, wasn't it not too long ago.. naay TRO nga wala gi-follow sa usa ka government agency mismo?! yeah right.. ask de lima! ang doj mismo... mao na nay backlash sa pag dili mo follow.

OT:
musta naka eyy??hehehe

OnT:
whew! my alma mater! strict gyud kaau ni ang STC when it comes to school policies... i remember during my college days, i was reprimanded bcoz i dyed my hair "dark brown"(not really obvious but still they noticed it)... to think i wasn't a minor anymore at that time... i accepted the fact that it was my fault... it was clearly indicated on the student's handbook the do's and dont's/policies/rules and regulations... i'm sure we all have heard about the very common quote "ignorance of the law is not an excuse"... so why blame the school for implementing their policies towards the students who did not obey and respect the rules? being a student in the said school, i'm sure they know very well the school's policies and that they must comply to it... if they can't, then, they should've enrolled in other schools that doesn't seem to focus on values formation or the like... the students violated the policies first, the school just reacted and stand by their policies... as for the parents, i don't think it is right for them to tolerate their children's unpleasant behaviors...

**you will never know what it's like or how it is being a theresian unless you have experienced being a student at STC...** :P

[onigz]

hahaha para nko sala jud sa student.. pero ang issue na man gd kay ang about naman sa TRO, dako na jud kaau ang issue,. uwaw na jud tingali kaau rn ang kadtong students, nya nada-ot nasad ang image sa school for not following a court order.

[tingkagol]

Wa na. Giluto na sila ni Nalzaro.

In their press statement, the STC did not categorically state why they defied that court order. They said the order was “deficient” because they observed due process before imposing sanctions on the students, contrary to the observation of the court.

I wonder what that "observation" is. Mao na ang dakong pangutana, unsa man gyud ang "observation" sa judiciary nga ni-issue man sila ug TRO? Walay due process? Because of allegations of defamation (unproven)? The denial of graduation rites?