School Affairs Meeting Ministry of Education Reform Version: Reasonable Discipline Cases Closed Directly

The National Education Union affirmed the Ministry of Education's reform of the school council and advocated that "the case should be closed and the investigation should be conducted in accordance with the law." (Provided by the National Education Alliance)

The school council meeting's "small case, big case" triggered a backlash, and teachers' groups demanded its abolition. On the other hand, students' rights to education and grievance relief cannot be discounted. The Ministry of Education proposed a reformed version yesterday, revising the teacher dismissal and performance assessment methods, with the core of taking into account the rights and interests of teachers and students, allowing reasonable discipline cases to be directly concluded at the front end, while retaining the channels for students and parents to file complaints and relief.

The new regulations clearly stipulate that if a teacher’s behavior is clearly not punishable by law or complies with the school’s guidance and discipline regulations set by law, the school should directly close the case without holding a meeting to decide whether to accept the case. The school should notify the whistleblower with a written explanation of the reasons within 20 days from the date of receipt of the report. If the whistleblower is not satisfied with the conclusion of the case, he or she can still make a complaint to the competent authority.

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Generally, assessment cases were originally conducted on the basis of on-campus investigations. This time, external investigations have been explicitly restricted. External investigations can only be done when there are real difficulties in on-campus investigation due to staff establishment, remote areas or other special circumstances.

Zhang Liaowanjian, political secretary of the Ministry of Education, said that in September, teachers, parents, principals, children's rights groups and local governments were invited to discuss and propose a new reform system. In addition to simplifying the case handling procedures, 16 implementation guidelines for general teacher discipline measures will be developed, and support measures such as legal consultation for teachers will be provided. It is hoped that teachers will dare to discipline reasonably while protecting students' rights to education and relief.

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