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Protection of minors in school

未成年人學校保護加碼

China's Ministry of Education on Tuesday started soliciting public opinion on a draft regulation for improving the protection of minors in schools.

4月6日起，教育部開始針對《未成年人學校保護規(guī)定(征求意見稿)》公開征求意見。

Schools should adopt a zero-tolerance attitude toward bullying, sexual assault, and sexual harassment of students, according to the draft.

征求意見稿明確提出，學校應當建立對學生欺凌、性侵害、性騷擾行為的零容忍處理機制。

The document also requires schools to check the criminal records of candidates before hiring teachers or introducing volunteers and social workers into their campuses.

在聘用教職工或引入志愿者、社工等校外人員時，學校應當進行違法犯罪信息查詢。

Noting that schools are also obligated to protect the safety of students on campus, the draft emphasizes that schools are prohibited from organizing students to participate in emergency rescue, disaster relief, or any commercial activities.

學校應當保護學生在校期間人身安全，不得組織、安排學生從事搶險救災或者商業(yè)性活動。