Restricting children of fraudsters from attending public schools undermines minors' right to education
【Freezing Time Review】
Recently, according to Jinan Daily New Yellow River report, a netizen in Fujian broke the news that when he registered his child for primary school, he found that the child was a "restricted object" and was rejected by many primary schools. This is because he has a record of participating in a new type of crime in the telecommunications network, which has implicated his children.
The reporter's inquiry found that the district where the netizen was located had put forward a comprehensive measure of "ten uniforms" for the new type of illegal and criminal telecommunication network. Enrollment Restrictions".
In response to the above situation, the relevant staff in the district responded that the restriction policy has been implemented for three years and involves a nine-year compulsory education stage. Children of fraudsters cannot attend public high-quality schools, but ordinary public schools can.
After the local policy was exposed, it caused a lot of discussion.
On the one hand, many netizens "applaud", believing that this move will help further crack down on telecommunications fraud and maintain social order; on the other hand, some people believe that under the modern legal system, family members, especially minors, should not be involved in the fight against crime people.
It can be seen that when encountering criminal activities such as telecommunication fraud, which are deeply hated by the public, some practices that violate laws and regulations become blurred.
In this regard, the logic and effectiveness of such policies should also be carefully analyzed, and judgments against the rule of law should not be made just because of righteous indignation.
From the online comments supporting this policy, it is not difficult for us to feel a simple and strong sense of justice.
In the eyes of these netizens, telecommunications fraud has lost their conscience, and everyone is shouting and beating.
Moreover, telecommunications fraud is difficult to obtain evidence, difficult to convict, difficult to recover, and the proceeds of crime and the cost of crime are not equal.
Under such circumstances, the public will naturally project the anger that has built up over time on those who have been convicted of wire fraud.
They are happy to see the relevant departments take various methods to make the fraudsters pay the price, so as to form a deterrent.
To be fair, there is a legitimate source of public anger.
However, the relevant departments must strictly abide by the principle of the rule of law when implementing policies, and do not exceed the boundaries of government functions and powers.
Between reason and law, government behavior must first be law-abiding.
Specific to this matter, the actions of the relevant departments have obviously damaged the right to education of the minors involved.
For minors, the right to education is a fundamental right guaranteed by the Constitution.
Previously, some places restricted the children of dishonest persons subject to execution from attending private schools, because "private schools require parents to pay high tuition fees, so it is a high consumption that should be restricted." of minors.
However, restricting children from entering high-quality public schools is more of a punishment for children than parents.
Regardless of whether public schools are "high-quality" or not, they are essentially public services provided by the government to school-age children on an equal footing, and their admission qualifications are guaranteed and bottom-line educational resources.
Punishing fraudsters by prohibiting their children from enrolling in high-quality public schools goes beyond the boundaries of power and goes against the educational philosophy of "education without discrimination".
Whether it is a fraudster or a vicious criminal, their children's right to education should be guaranteed equally.
Only in this way will they be more likely to walk out of a different life trajectory from their parents in the future and grow into people who are useful to society.
Yang Xinyu Source: China Youth Daily