The Ministry of Education initiated the special rectification of paid remedial classes in primary and secondary schools and teachers’ illegal acceptance of gifts and gifts.

　　CCTV News:According to the website of the Ministry of Education, a few days ago, the General Office of the Ministry of Education issued the "Notice on Special Remediation of Paid Make-up Classes and Teachers’ Illegal Acceptance of Gifts and Gifts" (Teacher’s Office Letter [2021] No.17), which aimed at primary and secondary schools and teachers across the country for nine months to carry out special rectification of paid make-up classes and illegal acceptance of gifts and gifts, further standardize the professional behavior of primary and secondary school teachers, create a clean and upright educational environment, and promote the healthy and all-round development of primary and secondary school students.

　　It is understood that this special rectification will focus on outstanding problems that are strongly reflected by the society and carry out governance in different links. Through self-examination, inspection and spot check, and special education on teachers’ morality, we will further compact the responsibility, improve the mechanism, find problems and form a shock. Through this special rectification, all localities are required to carry out self-examination and self-reform, improve the management mechanism, establish work accounts, deal with verified problems seriously according to the law, and persistently do a good job in rectifying outstanding problems that are strongly reflected by teachers and students and have a bad influence; Sort out the typical cases of paid remedial classes and illegal acceptance of gifts and gifts, establish a typical case base, and dynamically update it through the national teacher management information system; Combined with the typical cases exposed by the Ministry of Education in violation of the ten standards of teachers’ professional behavior and the relevant cases investigated and dealt with by schools in various places, warning education was carried out, teachers were organized to analyze the reasons and conduct comparative investigations, and teachers were guided to make clear the discipline and sound the alarm bell.

　　The Ministry of Education adopts a "zero tolerance" attitude towards teachers’ behaviors such as "not giving lectures in class", "organizing off-campus training courses" and "exchanging interests with parents". During the special rectification period, local education administrative departments will work closely with relevant departments to further increase the law enforcement punishment for related violations, and implement the main responsibility, strengthen publicity and education, and strictly manage teachers in accordance with the principle of "strict investigation and long-term effect".