5 cases of indiscriminate charges in the name of educational informatization have been reported

　　China News Service, May 26th, according to the website of the Ministry of Education, in order to seriously investigate and deal with the behavior of arbitrary fees in education that harms the interests of the masses, and continue to consolidate the results of the control of arbitrary fees in education, the Office of the National Inter-ministerial Joint Conference on the Control of Irregular Charges in Education recently issued "About Schools". Circular on the Investigation and Punishment of Typical Problems of Illegal Charges in the Name of Education Informatization", notified the investigation and punishment of 5 typical problems of illegal charges in the name of education informatization, and put forward clear requirements for related work.

　　The "Circular" pointed out that the administrative departments of education in Hebei, Shanxi, Hainan, Jiangsu and Shandong provinces, together with relevant departments, verified and dealt with the issue of illegal fees charged by relevant schools.

First, the No. 7 Middle School in Baoding City, Hebei Province promotes the illegal charging of tablet computer teaching.

Since 2018, Baoding No. 7 Middle School has promoted tablet computer teaching in the name of education informatization, and adopted a method linked to teaching management behaviors to force students to purchase tablet computers and course resources in disguise.

The school violated the rule of "not forcing or implying students and parents to purchase designated teaching aid software or materials".

At present, the school has cleared 6.0147 million yuan of illegal charges; Baoding Jingxiu District Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision issued a notice of criticism to the person in charge of Jingxiu District Education and Sports Bureau, and gave the person in charge of Baoding No. 7 Middle School an administrative warning, and canceled the school for that year. Qualifications for priority evaluation.

The second is the issue of illegal fees charged by Yunkang Middle School in Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province forcing students to apply for electronic student ID cards.

In 2021, Yunkang Middle School will cooperate with Yuncheng Telecom Co., Ltd. to force students to apply for electronic student ID cards, with a fee of 300 yuan per student.

The school violated the stipulation that "the school shall not set up service charging and charging items without authorization".

At present, the school has cleared 513,000 yuan of illegal charges; the discipline inspection and supervision team of the Yuncheng Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision in the Municipal Bureau of Industry and Information Technology gave the relevant person in charge of the school an administrative warning.

In 2021, Haigui School (a private school) will force 1,899 students to buy tablet computers in disguise.

The school violated the rule of "not forcing or implying students and parents to purchase designated teaching aid software or materials".

At present, the school has cleared 3.8073 million yuan of illegal charges; the Qionghai Education Bureau has cancelled the school's qualification for evaluation of the school that year, and notified the city's education system.

Fourth, 24 kindergartens in Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province illegally charge parents to watch monitoring fees.

In 2021, 24 kindergartens in Yancheng City have the problem of parents paying to watch surveillance videos online, involving a total of 3,397 students.

The above-mentioned 24 kindergartens violated the stipulation that "schools shall not set up service charge and agency charge items without authorization".

At present, 24 kindergartens have cleared 453,400 yuan of illegal charges; the Yancheng Education Bureau and the Market Supervision Bureau have notified the city of the above.

Fifth, 10 kindergartens in Dongying City, Shandong Province illegally charged parents’ viewing and monitoring fees.

In 2021, 10 kindergartens in Dongying City have the problem of parents paying to watch surveillance videos online, involving a total of 357 students.

The above-mentioned 10 kindergartens violated the stipulation that "schools shall not set up service charge and agency charge items without authorization".

At present, 10 kindergartens have cleared 38,300 yuan of illegal charges; the Shandong Provincial Department of Education has notified the province of the above situation.

　　The "Circular" emphasizes that local education administrative departments and schools of all levels and types (including kindergartens) should learn from the above-mentioned typical problems, and it is strictly forbidden to force or disguise students to buy tablet computers or education in the name of information-based teaching or class-based teaching. APP; as a tablet computer or educational APP that requires unified use as a teaching and management tool, the school shall not charge any fees to students and parents as a service charge or an agency charge item, and shall not force students to purchase in a disguised form in the name of the parent committee.

Local education administrative departments should investigate and verify the problem of arbitrary fees in the name of education informatization, formulate rectification plans, and promote the rectification of problems in place; they should seriously investigate the responsibilities of relevant personnel, and effectively maintain a high-pressure situation in the management of arbitrary fees in education.