Primary and secondary school rule of law vice principals "what to do", "who will manage" and "how to hire", this press conference told you

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On February 17, the Ministry of Education held the second press conference of the 2022 Education New Year series to introduce the relevant situation of the "Measures for the Appointment and Management of Vice Principals for the Rule of Law in Primary and Secondary Schools".

Deng Chuanhuai, director of the Department of Policies and Regulations of the Ministry of Education, introduced that the "Measures" have a total of 20 articles, focusing on the "what", "what to do", "who will manage", "how to hire" and "how to do well" and other issues of the vice principals of the rule of law in primary and secondary schools, and systematically designed the appointment and management system for the vice principals of the rule of law in primary and secondary schools.

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The Measures for the Appointment and Management of Vice Principals for the Rule of Law in Primary and Secondary Schools came into effect on May 1 this year

In order to deeply study and implement Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law and General Secretary Xi Jinping's important exposition on education, the Ministry of Education, in accordance with relevant work requirements, with the consent of the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Justice, formulated the Measures for the Appointment and Management of Vice Principals for the Rule of Law in Primary and Secondary Schools (hereinafter referred to as the "Measures"), which was promulgated by Ministerial Decree No. 52 on December 27, 2021. The second press conference of the 2022 Education New Year series held by the Ministry of Education today introduced the relevant situation and said that the "Measures" will be implemented from May 1, 2022.

13,000 judges serve as vice principals for the rule of law in 15,000 primary and secondary schools

The reporter learned from the press conference that as of December 31, 2021, leading cadres of courts at all levels have taken the lead in implementing the work requirements of vice presidents of the rule of law, and 13,801 judges from 2,328 courts have served as vice principals of the rule of law in 15,332 primary and secondary schools, extensively carrying out rule of law publicity and education, the construction of a rule of law culture on campuses, and the construction of safe campuses, effectively maintaining the harmony and stability of campuses and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of minors.

Ministry of Public Security: More than 300,000 police officers serve as vice principals for the rule of law in primary and secondary schools

The reporter learned from the press conference that in recent years, the Ministry of Public Security has set up a special leading group for maintaining campus safety and stability, jointly with the Ministry of Education to carry out the special action of "protecting school safety and garden" for many years, and deployed more than 300,000 outstanding police officers with strong professional ability and rich experience to serve as vice presidents of the rule of law, and went deep into schools to organize various forms of safety education activities, effectively maintaining the continuous safety and stability of school order.

Supreme People's Procuratorate: 40,000 prosecutors serve as vice principals of the legal system in 77,000 primary and secondary schools

"As of the end of September 2021, nearly 40,000 procurators in procuratorial organs across the country have served as vice principals for the rule of law in 77,000 primary and secondary schools, and a total of 15,606 court leaders from procuratorates at the four levels have served as vice principals for the rule of law in primary and secondary schools, of which 3,205 are procurators, achieving full coverage of the chief procurator as vice principals for the rule of law." Today, the Ministry of Education held the second press conference of the 2022 Education New Year series, and Li Feng, deputy director of the Ninth Procuratorate of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, said when introducing the work of the procuratorial organs in carrying out the work of the vice president of the legal system.

The Supreme People's Procuratorate and the Ministry of Education deployed a three-year national lecture tour of "Rule of Law into Schools", which carried out a total of 96,500 lecture tours, covering 108,000 schools and 80.5 million teachers and students.

In terms of making up for the shortcomings of rule of law education and promoting the balanced allocation of resources of the vice president of the rule of law, the Supreme People's Procuratorate organized the "Rule of Law into the Campus National Lecture Tour Group And Then Set Off - Into the Three Districts and Three States" activity, covering 72 counties (districts) in 24 prefectures, cities and prefectures of the "Three Districts and Three Prefectures", and successively carried out 170 lecture tours in 108 schools, with an audience of 78,000 teachers and students. Procuratorial organs in all localities "send the law to the countryside" and promote the extension of the work of the vice president of the rule of law to areas with weak rule of law resources. Henan procuratorial organs implement grid rule of law vice principals into the countryside, to ensure full coverage of rural and remote mountainous areas "sending the law to the campus".

In terms of improving the quality and effectiveness of the work of the vice principal of the rule of law, the procuratorial organs have developed high-quality rule of law courses around the civil code and the "two laws", created a standardized courseware library, and promoted the integration of rule of law education into the daily education of primary and secondary schools. Innovate the form of rule of law classes, and the rule of law propaganda will blossom online. Zhejiang Province recorded 260 online courses on rule of law education, covering 1,780 schools and more than 2.19 million teachers, students, and parents, achieving good results in rule of law education.

Ministry of Education: Promote the inclusion of the training of vice principals for the rule of law into the "National Training Plan"

"The implementation of the Measures for the Appointment and Management of Vice Principals for the Rule of Law in Primary and Secondary Schools (hereinafter referred to as the Measures) requires education departments and schools at all levels to actively act and refine their responsibilities." At the second press conference of the 2022 Education New Year series held by the Ministry of Education today, Deng Chuanhuai, director of the Department of Policies and Regulations of the Ministry of Education, said that the guarantee will be strengthened, the training of vice presidents of the rule of law will be promoted into the "national training plan", and all localities will be encouraged to innovate training methods, enrich the training content, improve the training effect, and provide a strong guarantee for the performance of the duties of the vice president of the rule of law.

Deng Chuanhuai said that in the next step, the Ministry of Education will work with the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Ministry of Public Security, and the Ministry of Justice to guide schools in all localities to do the following work: First, strengthen study and publicity, accurately understand the spirit of the "Measures", accurately grasp the work requirements, and ensure that before the official implementation of the "Measures" on May 1, relevant departments and primary and secondary schools in various localities can generally know and understand the spirit and requirements of the "Measures". The second is to improve the working mechanism, all relevant departments should strengthen communication and coordination, establish a joint conference system for the work of vice presidents of the rule of law, implement the system of the work team of the vice president of the rule of law, improve the coordination mechanism, form a work synergy, and achieve the work goal of allocating at least 1 vice principal for the rule of law in each primary and secondary school as soon as possible. The third is to strengthen safeguards, periodically conducting evaluations of the performance of duties by vice presidents for the rule of law in the region, and commending or rewarding vice presidents for rule of law with outstanding work achievements, or jointly commending or rewarding them together with the dispatched organs.

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How to define the concept of vice presidents for the rule of law and the scope of application of the Measures

Article 3 of the Measures clearly stipulates that a vice president for the rule of law refers to "a person recommended or appointed by the people's court, people's procuratorate, public security organ, or judicial administrative department, hired by the administrative department of education or the school, and concurrently serving as the vice principal in the school, assisting in the development of rule of law education, student protection, safety management, crime prevention, and governance according to law". Regarding the scope of application, the Measures mainly adjust the appointment and management of the vice principals of the rule of law in ordinary primary and secondary schools, secondary vocational schools, special education schools, and specialized schools.

It should be noted that article 18 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency stipulates that "schools shall employ full-time or part-time teachers engaged in rule of law education, and may employ vice presidents of rule of law and off-campus rule of law counselors from judicial and law enforcement organs, legal education and legal service institutions and other units." The Measures did not include the employment of vice presidents for rule of law from legal education and legal service institutions and other units into the scope of adjustment, and there are three main considerations:

First, from the perspective of the requirements for the formulation of rules, rules generally must not set norms that increase the obligations of citizens, legal persons and other organizations. With the consent of the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Ministry of Public Security, and the Ministry of Justice, the Measures stipulate the duties and obligations of the people's courts, people's procuratorates, public security organs, judicial administrative departments and other dispatched organs and their dispatched vice presidents for the rule of law, but for legal education and legal service institutions and other units, the "Measures" should not directly add their obligations.

Second, from the perspective of historical evolution, the 2003 "Opinions on Standardizing the Duties and Selection and Management of Part-time Vice Presidents for the Legal System" clearly stated that "part-time vice presidents of the legal system are selected and hired from the courts, procuratorates, public security, judicial administration and other political and legal departments", and the "Measures" and the "Opinions" are consistent in the scope of vice presidents for the rule of law.

Third, from the perspective of work practice, many schools have hired vice presidents of the rule of law and off-campus rule of law counselors from legal education or legal service agencies and other units through signing agreements to provide targeted services for one or more school rule of law work according to the agreement. This situation belongs to the school's independent hiring of external professional forces and the construction of diversified participation in school governance, and the Measures do not prohibit this. Generally speaking, after the promulgation of the Measures, the vice president of the rule of law hired by the school from the legal education or legal service institution can still continue to perform his duties, but it is not subject to the adjustment of the Measures, and its appointment and management can be determined by the school with reference to the Measures and in combination with the actual situation.

What are the main responsibilities of the Vice-Chancellor for the Rule of Law

For a long time, the vice president of the rule of law has mainly taken the publicity and education of the rule of law as his main responsibility, and has played an active role in promoting the education on the rule of law in the constitution and achieved positive results for young people. However, some places reflect that in practice, some vice presidents of the rule of law are only "temporary law popularizers", and the positioning of duties needs to be further clarified. To this end, on the basis of providing for the promotion of xi jinping rule of law thought study and publicity and the development of rule of law education, and in accordance with the needs of legal provisions and practice, the Measures further clarify the duties that the vice president of rule of law also needs to assist in protecting the rights and interests of students, preventing juvenile delinquency, participating in safety management, implementing or guiding the implementation of education and punishment, and guiding governance according to law. Expanding the functions of the vice president of the rule of law will not only give full play to the advantages of the staff of each dispatched organ, but also create positive conditions for improving the governance system of primary and secondary schools and improving the protection mechanism for students' rights and interests.

What are the considerations of the Measures when stipulating the requirements for the appointment of vice presidents for the rule of law?

The vice president of the rule of law needs to directly participate in the education management of minor students, and needs to adhere to high standards and select the best. Article 6 of the Measures puts forward the requirements of the vice president of the rule of law in terms of politics, business, physical and mental health, and educational ability. At the same time, in order to expand the supply of vice presidents for the rule of law and give better play to the advantages of retirees in dispatched organs, it is stipulated that retirees who are not more than 65 years old and meet the conditions may serve as vice presidents of the rule of law for no more than one term upon recommendation.

How to choose and how to hire vice presidents for the rule of law

In view of the problems in practice, such as unbalanced allocation of vice presidents for the rule of law, untimely appointment, and frequent turnover, the Measures coordinate the system design.

The first is to improve the principle of appointment, comprehensively consider the needs of schools and the convenience of work, and give priority to the allocation of rule of law vice principals for schools in remote areas, rural areas and weak schools in cities.

The second is to clarify the appointment mechanism, and the education department will formulate an appointment plan in consultation with the relevant competent departments, establish a personnel pool of vice presidents under the rule of law, and organize school selection and recruitment. It is stipulated that each school shall be equipped with at least 1 vice principal for the rule of law, and schools with a large number of teachers and students and needs may be equipped with 2-5.

The third is to establish a rule of law vice principal work team system, stipulating that the education administrative department may consult with relevant departments to form a rule of law vice principal work team composed of personnel from different dispatched organs to serve the schools in the region.

The fourth is to implement dynamic management, dynamically adjust the personnel pool of vice presidents for the rule of law, and promptly supplement the vice presidents of the rule of law who cannot continue to perform their duties for any reason to ensure that there is no shortage.

Fifth, it stipulates management requirements such as term of office and renewal.

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Content source: China Education News Network