In the 5th draft of the Law on Teachers (submitted to the 15th National Assembly for first comments at the 8th Session), Article 11 clearly states what teachers are not allowed to do.

Specifically, teachers in publiceducational institutions are not allowed to do things that civil servants are not allowed to do according to the provisions of the law on civil servants. Teachers in non-public educational institutions and foreign teachers are not allowed to do things that are strictly prohibited in the field of labor according to the provisions of the law on labor.

At the same time, teachers are not allowed to do the following:

- Discrimination among learners in any form;

- Cheating, intentionally distorting results in enrollment activities and student assessment;

- Forcing students to participate in extra classes in any form;

- Forcing students to pay money or goods outside the provisions of law;

- Taking advantage of the title of teacher and teaching and educational activities to commit illegal acts.

The draft law also sets out what organizations and individuals are not allowed to do to teachers, including:

- Not fully implementing the teacher's regime and policies as prescribed;

- Disclosing information during the process of inspection, examination, and handling of violations by teachers when there is no official conclusion from the competent authority or spreading and disseminating inaccurate information about teachers;

- Other things that are not allowed according to the law.

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Illustration: Thanh Hung.

The draft also sets out the obligations of teachers such as: maintaining the qualities, prestige, honor, and ethics of teachers; being exemplary and setting an example in professional and social activities; ensuring academic integrity. At the same time, respecting, treating fairly and participating in protecting the legitimate and legal rights and interests of learners,...

In Article 8, the draft Law on Teachers also states that teachers have the right to be respected and have their dignity, honor, and body protected when performing professional activities; and to be treated equally in professional activities and development.

The Ministry of Education and Training believes that the development of the Law on Teachers is necessary because regulations related to teachers, their rights and benefits are scattered in many documents or have not been fully mentioned.

Since the first draft was published in May, the drafting agency has made five revisions. Some controversial proposals have been removed, such as exempting teachers’ children from tuition fees and granting teachers professional licenses.

'It is necessary to delegate the right to recruit teachers to the education sector to solve the problem of local surplus and shortage'

'It is necessary to delegate the right to recruit teachers to the education sector to solve the problem of local surplus and shortage'

Many opinions from localities believe that it is necessary to delegate authority and initiative in recruiting and using teachers to education management agencies, instead of the current reality.
Draft Law on Teachers delegates the right to recruit and employ teachers to the education sector

Draft Law on Teachers delegates the right to recruit and employ teachers to the education sector

One of the notable new points proposed by the Ministry of Education and Training in the draft Law on Teachers is the delegation of initiative to the education sector in recruiting and using teachers.