China News Service, Beijing, February 17 (Ren Jing) On the 17th, the Ministry of Education's website released the "Measures for the Appointment and Management of Vice Principals of the Rule of Law in Primary and Secondary Schools". How to hire"?

The press conference of the Ministry of Education.

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　　Each primary and secondary school shall have at least one vice principal of the rule of law

　　On the 17th, the Ministry of Education held a press conference to introduce the relevant situation of the "Measures for the Appointment and Management of Vice Principals of the Rule of Law in Primary and Secondary Schools".

This measure will be implemented from May 1 this year.

　　According to Deng Chuanhuai, director of the Department of Policy and Regulations of the Ministry of Education, a vice-principal of the rule of law refers to a person recommended or appointed by the people's court, people's procuratorate, public security organ, and judicial administrative department, hired by the education administrative department or school, and concurrently serves as a vice-principal in the school to assist in the development of staff related to the work.

　　The "Measures" require every primary and secondary school to have at least one vice-principal of the rule of law, and give priority to the provision of a vice-principal of the rule of law for schools in remote areas, rural areas and weak urban schools.

At the same time, the "Measures" make targeted provisions on tenure and renewal, to solve problems such as imbalanced staffing, untimely appointments, and frequent turnover.

Participate in organizations such as student bullying governance

　　The Measures for the Appointment and Management of Vice Principals of the Rule of Law in Primary and Secondary Schools also detailed the duties of the vice-principal of the rule of law.

　　The "Measures" pointed out that the vice-principal of the rule of law undertakes or organizes the implementation of not less than 4 hours of legal education in the school every year, focusing on legal practice education; participates in the formulation and implementation of the school's student rights protection system, participates in the student protection committee, Organizations such as student bullying management guide and supervise schools to implement their responsibilities to protect minors and protect students' rights and interests in accordance with the law; guide schools to conduct targeted crime prevention education for minor students, and strengthen management and education for students with bad behavior.

　　In addition, the vice-principal of the rule of law also needs to participate in safety management, preside over or participate in the mediation and negotiation of school safety accidents, instruct schools to handle safety accident disputes in accordance with the law, and stop behaviors that infringe upon the legitimate rights and interests of schools, teachers and students; assist schools, public security organs, and judicial administrative departments in accordance with the law Laws and relevant regulations shall reprimand or educate students who have bad behavior or serious bad behavior.

According to the actual situation and needs of the school, participate in the establishment of the student education protection guidance work mechanism, and provide special guidance and correction to the students in need.

　　Where is the vice president of the rule of law from?

　　Judging from previous practice, most of the vice presidents of the rule of law come from the public security and law system.

　　In January 2021, the Supreme People's Court issued the "Opinions on Strengthening Juvenile Trials in the New Era", which clearly stated that the role of the vice-principal of the rule of law should be brought into full play, and the publicity and education of the rule of law among teenagers should be strengthened.

As of December 31, 2021, courts at all levels and relevant departments have issued 297 normative documents such as opinions on strengthening the work of vice presidents under the rule of law.

　　At present, 13,801 judges from 2,328 courts have served as vice-principals of the rule of law in 15,332 primary and secondary schools. They have extensively carried out publicity and education on the rule of law, the construction of a rule of law culture on campus, and the construction of a safe campus, effectively maintaining the harmony and stability of the campus and protecting minors. legitimate interests.

　　In addition, as of the end of September 2021, nearly 40,000 prosecutors in procuratorial organs across the country served as vice-principals for the rule of law in 77,000 primary and secondary schools, and a total of 15,606 leaders of four-level procuratorates served as vice-principals for the rule of law in primary and secondary schools, including 3,205 chief prosecutors, Realize the full coverage of the chief prosecutor as the vice president of the rule of law.

　　In recent years, the Ministry of Public Security has also specially established a leading group for maintaining campus safety and stability, and has joined the Ministry of Education and the Central Political and Legal Committee to carry out the special campaign of "protecting schools and gardens" for many years, and has selected more than 300,000 outstanding public security policemen with strong business ability and rich experience. The vice-principal of the rule of law goes deep into the school to organize various forms of safety education activities to help maintain the continuous safety and stability of the campus order.

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