Admin tightens ID/ID Strap Policy

 by ANDRE KARL S. FACULIN

TO REITERATE the policies stated in the student handbook, the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs (VPSA) has issued a new memorandum, September 27, 2010, on the proper wearing of student identification (ID) cards and straps.

Memorandum No. 4, series of 2010 intensifies the policy on the use of the official ID and ID straps in the University premises.

ID cards confiscated by security personnel which were surrendered to the Office of the VPSA will also be invalidated and discarded if not claimed from September 30 to October 9, 2010 .

Rev. Fr. Pederito Aparece, OSA, Vice President for Student Affairs, believes that this memorandum is a directive to students that the lanyards are not the official strap for the ID.

However, Aparece added that he allows the wearing of lanyards without the ID. “I reminded the security guards to confiscate the lanyards with the ID. But I permitted to use lanyards without the ID like the use of the lanyard with a cellphone,” he stressed.

Students with unprescribed ID cords will have their IDs and lanyards confiscated and the student has to go to the guidance counselor, and then claim the ID except the lanyard at the Office of the VPSA.

Starting 2nd semester of 2010-2011, the said memo prohibits the entry of students with their registration forms (RFs) only.

 “I can’t remember when it became a tradition that they can enter the University with their RFs because the tendency is they won’t wear their IDs, just present their RFs,” Aparece stressed.

According to Aparece, this will prevent the tendency of students to break rules and provide a disciplinary action with regards to the use of IDs.

With the implementation of this memorandum, Aparece told The Augustinian that he calls for the faithful observance of this University policy on the wearing of IDs as part of the prescribed school uniform.

He furthermore stated that once students enter the University, it is presumed that they accept the policies of the school.

Based on the Security Guard’s Report from June 26 to December 13, 2010, a total of 149 students worn the unauthorized ID straps with the College of Engineering and Architecture (CEA) leading the list followed by the College of Pharmacy and Medical Technology (CPMT) and the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS). On the other hand, 402 students were caught not wearing the IDs with the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) topping the records succeeded by the College of Nursing (CN) and the College of Engineering and Architecture (CEA).

When asked for his challenge to students amid the big number of violators, he replied, “Try to respect the ID inside and outside the university. Respecting that particular policy is to wear the complete and official ID and ID strap.”