Is it illegal for teachers to insult students?

It is illegal for teachers to insult students. Accordingly, it should be distinguished according to the specific situation. If the circumstances are serious, it is an insult. If it is normal, it is an illegal act that violates the education law. It depends on the harm the teacher does to the students.

It is illegal for teachers to insult students. In the eyes of students, teachers have a high status, and their words and deeds will cause greater psychological harm to children. Teachers should care for students equally, and patriotism, law-abiding, dedication, teaching and educating people, lifelong learning and so on are all the contents of professional ethics of primary and secondary school teachers.

When students are abused by teachers, it is imperative for parents to give psychological comfort to their children, and to appease their emotions through appropriate scientific channels, such as comforting students, asking teachers to explain or apologize to their children, and eliminating the psychological harm caused by teacher abuse to students.

For teachers' illegal behavior, as parents, they can report to school leaders or higher authorities and ask teachers to correct their wrong practices and give them administrative sanctions. If the circumstances are serious, you can collect evidence and solve it directly through legal channels. As an important guide for students' development, teachers must not do anything harmful to students' body and mind. As parents, we must protect our children reasonably and legally!

According to Article 246 of China's Criminal Law, "the crime of insult" and "the crime of libel", whoever publicly insults others or fabricates facts to slander others by violence or other means, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, public surveillance or deprivation of political rights.

According to Article 29 of the Compulsory Education Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), teachers should treat students equally, pay attention to their individual differences, teach students in accordance with their aptitude and promote their all-round development. Teachers should respect students' personality, and must not discriminate against students, and must not punish students with corporal punishment, corporal punishment in disguised form or other acts that insult their personal dignity, or infringe upon their legitimate rights and interests.