Chinanews.com, November 5th. On the evening of the 4th, China Government Network released the "Circular on the Supervision of Nearly Hundred High Schools' "Black Households" Caused by False Propaganda of Illegal Enrollment Charges by Tianli School in Zhoukou City, Henan Province." According to the clues of the problems reported by the masses on the “Internet + Inspection” platform of the State Council, the Eighth Inspection Team of the Seventh Supervisory Inspection Team of the State Council sent personnel to Zhoukou City, Henan Province to conduct open and unannounced visits, and found that Zhoukou Tianli School (hereinafter referred to as "Tianli School") has problems such as false propaganda, illegal enrollment, illegal fees, etc. The failure of relevant government departments at Zhoukou City and District levels to perform their duties and lack of supervision has caused nearly 100 students to lose their school status and become "black households."
According to the report, the Party Central Committee and the State Council attach great importance to private education and emphasize that private schools are an important part of the socialist education cause and undertake the important task of cultivating socialist builders and successors.
However, in some places, the implementation of the Party Central Committee and the State Council’s decision-making and deployment is not in place, the development of private education is not standardized, the quick success, and the lack of supervision have disrupted the normal education order and caused adverse social effects.
1. False propaganda and illegal enrollment result in students without school status.
Tianli School was invested and established by Shenzhou Tianli Education Consulting Co., Ltd. and was a key investment promotion project in Chuanhui District, Zhoukou City in 2018.
The inspection found that Tianli School had begun enrollment work before obtaining the school permit.
On May 23, 2019, Tianli School published the "Zhoukou Tianli School, a school full of love and wisdom" in the "Zhoukou Daily" and enrolled 89 high school students on September 1, 2019. During the period, there were 103 people in and out.
In fact, on November 6, 2019, the Education and Sports Bureau of Chuanhui District, Zhoukou City issued a primary school and junior high school permit to Tianli School; on April 7, 2020, the Zhoukou City Education and Sports Bureau issued a high school permit to it; 2020 On April 16, 2016, Chuanhui Branch of Zhoukou Market Supervision Bureau issued a business license to it.
Because these students enrolled before the school obtained the high school permit, they were unable to apply for school registration and became "black households."
After discovering the problem of their children’s school status, the parents of the students have repeatedly negotiated with the school and reported the problem to the Municipal Education and Sports Bureau. There was no substantial progress until the inspection team carried out the inspection.
Due to the inability to establish a school status, this group of students who are already in the second year of high school will face the dilemma that they will not be able to obtain a high school graduation certificate even if they take the high school graduation exam in December this year. Moreover, the college entrance examination can only be taken as a social youth, and subsequent studies, employment, and military participation will occur. Wait for a series of questions.
Tianli School’s unlicensed and unlicensed enrollment and false propaganda violated the "Private Education Promotion Law of the People's Republic of China" and "For-profit Private School Supervision and Management Implementation Rules" "private schools should carry out relevant activities after holding a school permit", etc. Regulations.
2. Charge high fees in violation of regulations.
The inspection found that Tianli School enrolled students on September 1, 2019 without obtaining a school permit, and collected a total of 21.435 million yuan in advance for the 2019-2020 academic year. The 2020-2021 academic year is still available to those without school status. "Black household" students charge about 2 million yuan in fees.
At the same time, it was found that the school also charged 1,800 yuan per person for student accommodation, management fees, and living expenses on the grounds that the students were on campus on Saturday.
Tianli School’s behavior of charging students without obtaining a school permit and the approval of a fee standard issued by a government department violates the Education Law of the People’s Republic of China, the Price Law of the People’s Republic of China, and the Private Education Promotion Law of the People’s Republic of China. "Detailed Rules for the Implementation of the Supervision and Management of For-profit Private Schools" and other relevant regulations.
3. Lack of departmental supervision and confusion of the nature of school running.
The inspection found that in October 2019, Zhoukou City Education and Sports Bureau's "Approval for the Establishment of Zhoukou Tianli School High School" middle school is a "full-time private non-profit school"; April 7, 2020, Zhoukou City Education The Sports Bureau's "Approval for the Establishment of Zhoukou Shenzhou Tianli Senior High School Co., Ltd." is a "for-profit private school", which is inconsistent.
The education departments at the municipal and district levels have not investigated and dealt with Tianli School’s illegal enrollment and operation of schools, and market supervision and other departments have not stopped or dealt with the school’s illegal charging of fees and illegal publication of enrollment advertisements.
In September 2019, the Minsheng Channel of Henan TV made an exposure with the topic of "paying a high price for the children to apply for a'prestigious school', and parents are questioning if they can't register after school." The education department did not follow up and urge the solution in time.
The above situation exposed the lack of supervision of relevant government departments and the inadequate performance of their duties, and the provincial and municipal education authorities did not solve the problem of public opinion in a timely manner.
According to the report, the Henan Provincial Department of Education and the Zhoukou Municipal Government have actively taken measures to rectify the problems found in the supervision. As of October 19, 67 students have been registered for school status, and other students are being investigated one by one to ensure that no one is left. Relevant units and personnel will be held accountable in accordance with laws and regulations.
The State Council Inspection Office will closely follow the progress of related work and urge the rectification of problems.