(2) The Teacher's Act has specified the operation of the teachers’
professional review committee, the introduction of external
professional members, and the lowering of the threshold for the
resolution of the committee, to improve the mechanism for
handling incompetent teachers. The NHRC will continue to
monitor the implementation of the zero corporal punishment
policy and the phase-out mechanism for incompetent teachers.
School Bullying
82. Teacher-to-student bullying: §§15, 134 and 135, Attachments 5-28 and
5-29, and §54 of the Concluding Observations on the Initial Report.
According to MOE statistics, 61 verbal bullying is the most common
form of teacher-to-student bullying.
83. Student-to-student bullying: Children’s forums revealed that studentto-student bullying on campus often targets specific groups, including
LGBTQI students and students with disabilities. Children believe the
main reason is that schools have not really implemented gender equality
education and anti-bullying education, so schools should raise
awareness about anti-discrimination especially among younger students
in the 1st and 2nd grades.
84. Recommendations:
(1) To combat teacher-to-student bullying, the Government should
address the increasing problem of verbal bullying and
psychological violence, take preventive measures as soon as
possible, and refer to UNESCO's 2006 Guide62 to help teachers
replace competition and negative reinforcement with integration,
acceptance, and friendly learning in classroom management, in
order to change the competitive culture in schools and classes and
reduce the likelihood of bullying.
(2) For student-to-student bullying, the Government can promote the
successful experience of restorative justice in schools in due
course, so that schools are aware of a variety of dispute resolution
options when managing classroom and dealing with campus
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From July to December 2020, 590 suspected bullying cases (including 52 teacher-to-student cases and
538 student-to-student cases) were reported; 122 cases (including 0 teacher-to-student case and 122
student-to-student cases) were verified after investigation. Of teacher-to-student abuse, the majority
was verbal bullying (50 cases, 96.2%).
Same as footnote 60.
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