Do teachers have the right to discipline students? 

教师有没有权利惩戒学生？

The Ministry of Education issued a notice on Nov 22, soliciting public opinions on a draft regulation that gives teachers the right to discipline students. According to the regulation, primary and middle school teachers are allowed to criticize and mete out proper punishment on students who violate school discipline, social order, laws and rules, as well as those who cause chaos or disrupt the lesson. Should teachers be allowed to discipline students? Readers share their opinions. 

教育部于11月22日发布了一则通知，就教师实施教育惩戒规则向公众征求意见。根据该《规则》，对违反学校纪律、社会秩序、法律法规的学生以及扰乱课堂的学生，中小学教师有权利进行点名批评和施以适当处罚。教师该不该有教育惩戒权？读者分享了他们的观点。 

sunnylin01 (China) 

sunnylin01（中国） 

Teachers should be prudent in disciplining students. They can punish a student without violence but hurt the child psychologically for the rest of his life. My daughter's teacher makes students who forget to bring homework stand for an hour at their seats where they are forbidden to sit. I do believe the aim is to humiliate the student and it is not acceptable. 

教师在惩戒学生时应持谨慎态度。有时候，他们采取了非暴力的方式惩戒学生，但却在孩子的心灵上造成了终身伤害。我女儿的老师会让那些忘记带作业的学生在座位上站一个小时。我认为这样做会让学生丧失尊严，我无法接受。

Markwu (Malaysia) 

Markwu（马来西亚） 

Disciplining is an onerous task which teachers have to do and, if not done, more of the same bad actions will be committed that disrupt the objectives of teaching and learning, and character building for the later part of life and in society, which the teacher and educator has the responsibility to uphold. 

惩戒学生是一项艰巨的任务，但教师不得不这么做，如果不加以惩戒，学生会做出更多这种坏行为来破坏教育和学习的目的，学生在此过程中也会形成糟糕的品格，不利于后期的生活和社会发展，而教师和教育者在教书的同时也要育人。 

Lindasun (China) 

Lindasun（中国） 

It is parents' responsibility to discipline the students, not teachers, because the teachers are not paid to discipline children, but to guide their learning. If necessary, teachers should manage the situation in a way that is effective, but does not replace the parents. 

对学生施行惩戒的责任应落在父母而非教师身上，因为惩戒学生并不是教师的职责所在，他们的主要任务是为学生提供学习引导。如若必要，学生应以有效地方式处理这种情况，而非代替他们的父母行使惩戒权。

huaqiao (Expat in China) 

huaqiao（在华外籍人士）

Discipline is necessary to educate a child. Although there are some errant teachers who go too far in disciplining a child, that does not mean there should be no discipline. There must be clear rules on what is offensive and what the punishment will be. This can be worked out by meeting with the parents. If possible, arrange for the punishment to be carried out together with the parents present. The idea behind all these is to ensure that everything is carried out aboveboard and parents will approve. 

在教育一事上，纪律严明是必要的。尽管有些老师在惩戒孩子方面做得有些过分，但这并不意味着不应加以惩戒。应明确定义违反纪律的行为，并规定相应的惩罚。这可以通过与父母商量解决。如果可能的话，应在学生接受惩戒的同时安排父母在场。这样做既可以表明所有的惩戒都是开诚布公的，又可以得到家长的认可。