An official of the regional office of the Department of Education (DepEd 11) reminded teachers who are sharing TikTok videos to always double-check their content before sharing it online.
Jenielito “Dodong” Atillo, spokesperson of DepEd 11, emphasized there is nothing wrong with teachers doing Tiktok, but they should be careful when creating their content and consider the time and place.
“Pahimangno sa mga teachers who love Tiktok na we have to very circumspect the situation. Unang una naga Tiktok sa sulod sa eskwelahan that can be questionable because we do not know muingon basin oras na sa klase or bisag break time na but still that is one area to be questioned. Pahimangno lang. Nothing wrong of expressing through Tiktok but double check your content,” said Atillo during the AFP PNP Press Corps media briefing at The Royal Mandaya Hotel on Wednesday.
Atillo told the teachers to ensure that Tiktoking is not conducted during class hours.
A number of teachers are now hooked with this application. A Tiktoker teacher who did a sexy dance moves on her videos inside the classroom became the subject of criticism online. She was told that what she is doing is not setting a good example to her students.
“Kanang Tiktok nga sexy moves. I mean there is nothing wrong with Tiktok, pero ibutang nato sa lugar, and then ensure that it is not conducted during class hours. Unya kanang Tiktok pud na dili sexy. That is not acceptable because we are models for the children. Dili bawal ang Tiktok, you are expressing yourself, ang content niya kinahanglan pag-isipan. Pareho anang sayaw na mu touch sa lawas unya naa pay attire na murag fit kaayo sa lawas dili siya appropriate to see for the teachers to portray. But nothing wrong with Tiktok per se generally but it’s the content diha ta medyo naay tambag na ipahumdum sa atoang magtutudlo,” Atillo emphasized.
Atillo said teachers doing Tiktok outside the school is okay as it is their personal space but reminded them not to forget that wherever they go they are teachers.
“Kinahanglan hunahunaon ug maayo because when we join public service there is an oath that we have to keep and perform 24/7 of our lives,” he said.
He said DepEd 11 hasn’t yet summoned or sent a memo to teachers in Davao Region because of Tiktok content.
