China News Service, February 22. According to the WeChat public account of the Internet Information Office of the Taocheng District Committee of Hengshui City, Hebei Province, on the 22nd, the joint investigation team of Taocheng District, Hengshui City released the "Progress and Preliminary Investigation on Netizens Reflecting on Hengshui Taocheng Middle School-related Issues". Circular on Handling Opinions.

The "Notice" mentioned the progress of the investigation of 6 related issues, including that Xu's indecent behavior was not found, and the school's implementation of the "double reduction" policy was not in place.

Preliminary handling of the opinions and requests, the Hengshui Taocheng Middle School Board of Directors was ordered to deal with the school management seriously in accordance with the board of directors' charter.

It is determined that Hengshui Taocheng Middle School is unqualified in the 2022 annual inspection, and the enrollment of the junior high school in 2022 will be stopped.

  The "Bulletin" pointed out that in response to the problems reported by netizens about Hengshui Taocheng Middle School, Hengshui Taocheng Middle School has twice responded to social concerns on the school's information platform without serious investigation, which has caused adverse effects.

The Taocheng District Party Committee and District Government established a joint investigation team composed of education, public security, market supervision and other relevant departments on February 17, and stationed in Hengshui Taocheng Middle School to carry out investigation and verification.

Based on the principle of being highly responsible and seeking truth from facts, the investigation team conducted careful investigation and analysis item by item through on-site visits, information review, discussions with faculty members, random selection of students and parents to verify the situation, and formed preliminary handling opinions in accordance with laws and regulations.

The relevant information is hereby notified as follows:

  1. Investigation progress

  (1) Regarding the issue of netizens reporting that Xu molested students

  In response to Xu's lewd remarks about students, the public security organs conducted investigations and visits to the students he taught during his school days, their parents, and many colleagues, and did not find Xu's lewd behavior.

The public security organ has issued a notification on the specific situation.

  (2) Regarding the issue of illegally organizing examinations and examination rankings

  The investigation found that the school's implementation of the "double reduction" policy was not in place, and there were problems in the organization of weekly tests, monthly tests and public test scores in violation of regulations.

  (3) On the issue of compulsory fees

  The investigation found that the school did not implement the regulations of "one subject and one assistant" in place, and there were many problems in ordering teaching and auxiliary books.

  (4) Issues concerning the quality and safety of canteen food

  After investigation, combined with the daily supervision and inspection of the market supervision department, no quality and safety problems were found in the food.

However, some respondents reported that the school cafeteria did have problems such as short dining time, long queue time, insufficient heat preservation, fewer dishes and high prices.

  (5) Questions about teachers receiving gifts

  The investigation team randomly checked 441 students or parents in three grades of the school's junior high school, all of whom indicated that they had not given gifts to teachers.

However, it does not rule out that students or parents are unwilling to provide clues due to concerns, and students or parents are welcome to provide relevant clues.

  (6) Regarding teachers' frequent corporal punishment and abuse of students

  The investigation found that some students or parents of the school reported that some teachers have criticized students too harshly, punished them, and beat their palms in the process of teaching management, and there were misconduct in punishment.

2. Preliminary handling comments and rectification requirements

  According to the "Regulations on the Implementation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Promotion of Private Education", "Regulations on the Administration of Examinations in Compulsory Education Schools in Hebei Province", "Notice of the Hebei Provincial Department of Education on Regulating the Management of Daily Education and Teaching in Primary and Secondary Schools" and other relevant regulatory documents, combined with the investigation, the following measures are proposed. Comments and rectification requests.

  (1) The Taocheng District Education Bureau issued a warning to the board of directors of Hengshui Taocheng Middle School, ordered it to make a deep inspection, and required it to make changes in response to existing problems, and make full rectifications before the new semester starts.

  (2) Order the board of directors of Hengshui Taocheng Middle School to deal with the school management seriously in accordance with the board of directors' charter.

  (3) It is determined that Hengshui Taocheng Middle School has failed the annual inspection in 2022, and the enrollment of the junior high school in 2022 will be stopped, and the enrollment scale of the junior high school in 2023 will be reduced.

  (4) Instruct the Taocheng District Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision to conduct a comprehensive investigation of the performance of relevant functional departments, and seriously pursue accountability and accountability for those who neglect their duties in accordance with regulations, disciplines and laws.

  (5) Order Hengshui Taocheng Middle School to cancel the weekly and monthly tests for all classes and subjects, cancel the test rankings, and strictly prohibit the release of student test results from the spring semester of 2022.

Strictly regulate the work and rest time of students, and effectively guarantee the rest time of students on weekends and statutory holidays.

  (6) Order Hengshui Taocheng Middle School to comprehensively strengthen the construction of teachers' morality and style, improve the quality of the teaching staff, further strengthen the care for students, and resolutely put an end to disciplinary misconduct.

  (7) To order Hengshui Taocheng Middle School to effectively strengthen the education of students' mental health, and pay attention to the psychological counseling and humanistic care for students.

At the same time, set up a report hotline and a report box, widely solicit opinions and suggestions, and consciously accept social supervision.

  (8) Order Hengshui Taocheng Middle School to focus on the health of employees and the management of the purchase inspection system, the management of employee training, the sanitation of the catering environment, the processing and production process, and the cleaning and disinfection of tableware in accordance with the requirements of the "Code of Practice for Food Safety in Catering Services". Optimize catering services to ensure food quality and safety.

  (9) Instruct the relevant departments of education, market supervision, prices and other related departments in Taocheng District to increase the supervision and law enforcement of Hengshui Taocheng Middle School in accordance with the law, track and urge the rectification of problems, and do not withdraw troops if the rectification is not in place.