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Jose S. Santos, Jr. vs. NLRC, et al.

JOSE S. SANTOS, JR., petitioner, vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, HAGONOY INSTITUTE INC., ITS DIRECTRESS, MARTA B. ZUNIGA and PRINCIPAL B. BANAG, respondents.

G.R. No. 115795 | 1998-03-06

D E C I S I O N

ROMERO, J:

It is to state the obvious that schools next only to the home, wield a weighty influence upon the students, especially during the latter's formative years, for it instills in them the values and mores which shall prepare them to discharge their rightful responsibilities as mature individuals in society. At the vanguard in nurturing their growth are the teachers who are directly charged with rearing and educating them. As such, a teacher serves as a role model for his students. Corollarily, he must not bring the teaching profession into public disrespect or disgrace. 1 For failure to live up to the exacting moral...