Notice of the Ministry of Education on prohibiting the unauthorized establishment of charging items in the name of online teaching

Recently, the Office of the Joint Conference of the National Governance and Education on Arbitrary Charges issued the "Early Warning for Prevention and Control of Online Charging Fraud in the Name of Online Teaching during the Epidemic Prevention and Control Period". The "Early Warning" mentioned that it is strictly forbidden to set up charging items and illegal charges without authorization in the name of online teaching during the epidemic prevention and control period.

The "Early Warning" pointed out that during the extended semester, the Ministry of Education integrated the high-quality teaching resources of the country, relevant provinces and schools, opened the national network cloud platform for primary and secondary schools, the TV aerial classroom of China Education Station and online learning platforms in some provinces, and provided electronic versions of relevant teaching materials and learning resources such as "teaching students according to their aptitude", all of which were provided free of charge.

The "Early Warning" said that it is recommended that primary and secondary school students and parents should be vigilant and enhance their awareness of prevention while actively preventing and controlling the epidemic and conducting online learning in an orderly manner, so as to avoid being deceived and suffering unnecessary economic losses. Once suspicious circumstances are found, they should report to the school and teachers in time, keep relevant evidence and call the police in time.

The "Early Warning" requires that education departments and schools at all levels should conscientiously implement the "Notice of the General Office of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the General Office of the Ministry of Education on the Work Arrangement of" Suspension of Classes and Non-stop Learning "during the Delayed Opening Period of Primary and Secondary Schools, actively integrate resources, coordinate existing conditions, and guide students and parents to choose online learning or TV classroom learning independently to prevent the purchase of new equipment from increasing the family's economic burden. It is strictly forbidden to set up charging items and illegal charges without authorization in the name of online teaching during the epidemic prevention and control period.

The "Early Warning" emphasizes that education departments and schools at all levels should conscientiously implement the main responsibility for the network security of educational mobile Internet applications, establish and improve the responsibility system for the management of educational mobile applications, and earnestly safeguard the vital interests of teachers, students and parents in accordance with the principle of "who is in charge, who is responsible, who develops and who selects".

The "Early Warning" makes it clear that for the WeChat group and QQ group established by schools and classes, it is necessary to strictly implement the management responsibility of the group owners, strictly verify the identity of all members, strictly implement the real-name registration system, strictly approve and verify the membership, and put an end to the phenomenon that strangers join the group at will. Those who have doubts about their identity should clear the group as soon as possible. For compliance fees that really need to be paid online, students and parents are advised to confirm with schools and teachers that blind online payment is not allowed.

The "Early Warning" requires that joint conference offices at all levels should further improve the management mechanism of education fees, conscientiously fulfill the responsibility of territorial management of education fees, unblock reporting channels, and seriously investigate and deal with arbitrary charges during the epidemic prevention and control period; Once the charging behavior involving fraud is found, the relevant clues should be handed over to the public security organs in time.