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People working in the education industry who commit violent crimes against children, such as sexual assault, abuse, abduction and trafficking, will be banned for life from working in the sector in China, according to a new guideline.
The 10-article guideline, jointly issued on Friday by the country’s top judicial authorities — the Supreme People’s Court and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate — as well as the Ministry of Education, aims to strengthen the protection of juveniles and eliminate wayward workers from the industry.
Lauding the guideline, which will come into effect from Tuesday, Xu Hao, a lawyer from Beijing Jingsh Law Firm, said that it will not only keep children far from harm, but is also good for the education sector.
“A number of offenses regarding sexual assault in recent years occurred on campus and were found to be committed by educators,” he said.
