Is it illegal for teachers to charge class fees?

It is generally not illegal for teachers to charge class fees.

If a teacher collects class fees for class activities, it is a normal expense and not illegal, but it is illegal for a teacher to collect students' money in disguise, if it is used for his own purposes. Students can report to school leaders or even directly to the Education Bureau.

The main uses of class fees are as follows:

1, purchase teaching AIDS and school supplies (such as exercise books, etc.). ) and * * * items;

2. Buy prizes to encourage students (award holiday prizes such as Children's Day on June 1st);

3. The expenses of other activities such as parent-child activities shall be charged separately through voluntary negotiation.

The management of class fees should be separated from the accounts. The life committee members of each class are responsible for bookkeeping and reimbursement, and keep accounts in chronological order in a unified way, so that the income and expenditure accounts are clear and the fund balance is accurate.

The monitor is responsible for the income and expenditure of class fees, and the student representative is responsible for supervision. The class fee invoice must be signed by the manager, witness, monitor and class teacher, otherwise it will not be reimbursed, and the expenses incurred will be borne by the manager. If the invalid invoice is reimbursed without the signatures of the above four people, the expenses incurred shall be borne by the residents' committee.

People's Republic of China (PRC) Compulsory Education Law Article 2 The State implements a nine-year compulsory education system. Compulsory education is a compulsory education for all school-age children and adolescents and a public welfare undertaking that the state must guarantee. The implementation of compulsory education, free of tuition and fees. Twenty-fifth schools shall not charge fees in violation of state regulations, and shall not seek benefits by selling goods and services to students or in disguised form. Article 42 (1) The state has fully included compulsory education in the scope of financial guarantee, and the funds for compulsory education shall be guaranteed by the State Council and local people's governments at various levels in accordance with the provisions of this Law;

(2) the State Council and local people's governments at all levels will include compulsory education funds in their fiscal budgets, and allocate compulsory education funds in full and on time according to the staff establishment standards, salary standards and school construction standards, as well as public funds per student, so as to ensure the normal operation of schools and the safety of school buildings, and ensure the payment of staff salaries in accordance with regulations;

(3) the State Council and local people's governments at all levels should increase the proportion of financial allocation for compulsory education higher than the proportion of recurrent financial revenue, and ensure that the funds for compulsory education are gradually increased according to the average number of students in school, and that the salaries of teaching staff and public funds per student are gradually increased.