SANTIAGO vs Bautista

SANTIAGO vs. BAUTISTA et al. G.R. No. L-25024, March 30, !"0 #A$TS% #A$TS% Teo&oro Sa't(a)o, *r. +as a )ra&at(') st&e't at Sero lee'tar/ School (' $otaato $(t/. 1r(or 1r(or to the e'& o the school /ear, the sa(& school co'st(tte& a $o(ttee o' the Rat(') Rat(') o St&e'ts St&e'ts or 6o'or 6o'or co7ose& co7ose& o teachers teachers o the sa(& school school or the the 7r7ose o select(') select(') the ho'or ho'or st&e'ts st&e'ts o (ts )ra&at(') )ra&at(') class. class. The aove-'ae& aove-'ae& co(ttee co(ttee &el(erate& a'& a&8&)e& Teo&oro $. Sa't(a)o, *r. as the th(r& ho'or, the (rst a'& seco'& 7lace  e(') ota('e& / h(s t+o other classates, Socoro Me&('a a'& 1atr(c(a L(9)at. Three &a/s  eore the &ate o )ra&at(o', the th(r& 7lacer Teo&oro Teo&oro Sa't(a)o, *r., re7rese'te& re7rese'te& / h(s other a'& +(th h(s ather as co'sel, so)ht the ('val(&at(o' o the ra':(') o ho'or h o'or st&e'ts st&e'ts / ('st(tt(' ('st(tt(') ) a' act(o' or cert(orar( cert(orar(,, ('8'ct(o' ('8'ct(o' a'& &aa)es (' the $ort o #(rst #(rst I'sta'ce o $otaato a)a('st the aove-'ae& aove-'a e& co(ttee eers alo') +(th the ;(str(ct S7erv(sor a'& the Aca&e(c S7erv(sor o the 7lace. The co7la('t alle)es )rave a se o &(scret(o's a'& (rre)lar(t(es (' the select(o' o ho'or st&e'ts (' the sa(& school sch as the ollo+(')% ce7t (' Gra&e ? +here(' she ra':e& th(r&@ <=the ttor(al )(ve' / the(r teach er (' ')l(sh to the (rst ho'or &r(') ser vacat(o'@ erc(s(') 8&(c(al 'ct(o's erc(se o a 8&(c(al 'ct(o' (s the &o(') o soeth(') (' the 'atre o the act(o' o the cort <34 $.*. D2=. I' or&er that a s7ec(al c(v(l act(o' o cert(orar( a/ e ('vo:e& (' th(s 8r(s&(ct(o' the ollo+(') c(rcsta'ces st e>(st% <= that there st e a s7ec((c co'trovers/ ('volv(') r()hts o  7erso's or 7ro7ert/ a'& sa(& co'trovers/ (s ro)ht eore a tr('al, oar& or o(cer o(cer or hear(') a'& &eter('at(o' o the(r res7ect(ve r()hts a'& ol()at(o's. It (s ev(&e't that the so calle& co(ttee o' the rat(') o st&e'ts or ho'or +hose act(o's are est(o'e& (' th(s case e>erc(se& 'e(ther 8&(c(al 'or as( 8&(c(al 'ct(o's (' the 7erora'ce o (ts ass()'e& tas:. Beore

tr('al, oar& or o(cer a/ e>erc(se 8&(c(al or as( 8&(c(al acts, (t st e clothe& +(th  7o+er a'& athor(t/ to &eter('e +hat the la+ (s a'& there7o' a&8&(cate the res7ect(ve r()hts o the co'te'&(') 7art(es. I' the ('sta't case, there (s 'oth(') o' recor& aot a' / rle o la+ +h(ch 7rov(&es that +he' teachers s(t &o+' to assess the ('&(v(&al er(ts o the(r 77(ls or  7r7oses o rat(') the or ho'ors, sch 'ct(o' ('volves the &eter('at(o' o +hat the la+ (s a'& that the/ are thereore atoat(call/ veste& +(th 8&(c(al or as( 8&(c(al 'ct(o's.