Deviance to School Policies and Rules among Pinaripad National High School Students

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

The prevalence of deviant behavior among high school students is noted as anecdotal records in schools. Such collated records may show the trend of deviance cases incurred by students, yet they do not provide vital data on which school rules and policies are heavily violated and for what reasons. As students' indiscipline in schools has become a global issue, this study aims to investigate the severity of non-adherence to the school rules and policies specified in the Student Supreme Government of Pinaripad National High School (PNHS), Aglipay, Quirino.

METHODS

A descriptive-quantitative type of research was used in this study. Data gathering involves purposive selection of students who are violators of the SSG rules and regulations. One hundred twenty-three from the total population of the Grades 7 -12 students of Pinaripad National High School using structured questionnaires.

RESULTS

The results showed that out of 123 respondents, the majority were female with 81 participants while the male was 42. Among the most common rules that are commonly violated include clothing restriction, general appearance, adherence to attendance, using cell phones during classes, and attending the flag ceremony. As for the reasons in deviating the rules and regulations, students have uniforms but it makes them uncomfortable which leads them to not wearing it. They also want to look their best with fashion and trends, attractive, and be famous on the campus so they avoid wearing their uniforms. The respondents are oftentimes deviating from the prescribed general appearance in schools such as haircuts, the use of earrings, and body tattoo among others. The data collated also reveals that financial, personal, and health issues are the most common reasons for absenteeism. Cell phone use makes students more deviant. Lastly, difficulty in doing a lot of chores before going to school and the distance of home make students fail to attend the flag ceremony.

DISCUSSIONS

The findings helped single out the forms of deviant behavior among students. In the course of study, it can be deduced that the major causes of deviance are dependent enough on students' choices such as wearing their clothes, time in going to school, and the use of their own gadgets during class hours. As there are an increasing number of offenders to school policies, strong and firm implementation of such policies should always be observed. However, the policies must be designed to consider the varying situations and needs of the learners.