China Government Network reported on July 4 that Mr. Zhang from Pu'er City, Yunnan Province reported through the State Council's "Internet + Inspection" platform that Simao District No. 4 Middle School divided smart classes and traditional classes based on whether to purchase tab

China Government Network reported on July 4 that Mr. Zhang from Pu'er City, Yunnan Province reported through the State Council's " Internet + Supervision " platform that Simao District No. 4 Middle School divided smart classes into traditional classes based on whether to purchase tablet computers. Students need to spend 5,800 yuan to buy tablet computers.

This incident attracted the attention of netizens.

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. After receiving the relevant message, the Inspection Office of the State Council, after preliminary verification, promptly forwarded it to the relevant local government for verification and processing. The Yunnan Provincial Government immediately organized an inspection after receiving clues about the problem transferred from the Inspection Office of the State Council.
After verification, the reports from the masses were true. Starting from the fall semester of 2020, the No. 4 Middle School in Simao District, Pu'er City, Yunnan Province has divided newly admitted seventh-grade students into smart classes and ordinary classes based on whether to purchase tablet computers. 719 students in 14 smart classes are required to follow 5800 Yuan/set standard purchase of tablet computers, supporting equipment and resource services. As of the time of the inspection, 719 students had each paid 3,400 yuan (including tablet computers, supporting equipment and first-year resource service fees), and the total fee for was 2.4446 million yuan.
The above-mentioned behavior violates the " Opinions on Further Strengthening and Standardizing the Management of Education Fees " (Jiaocai [2020] No. 5) of the Ministry of Education and other five departments that "students and parents shall not be forced or hinted to purchase designated teaching aid software or materials." In the "Opinions on Guiding and Regulating the Orderly and Healthy Development of Educational Mobile Internet Applications" (Teaching Technology Letter [2019] No. 55) and eight departments including the Ministry of Education, "Educational mobile applications that require uniform use as teaching and management tools shall not be used by students and The stipulation that “parents charge any fees” has increased the burden on students’ families.
Relevant departments in Pu'er City have ordered the school to immediately stop illegal charging, cancel the separation of smart classes and ordinary classes, and urge the school to refund all illegal fees of 2.4446 million yuan to 719 students, and transfer tablet computers, supporting equipment and teaching materials to 719 students. Resources are recovered for unified teaching use. At the same time, the Simao District Education Bureau convened a special meeting on the district's education system to report and criticize the violations in the No. 4 Middle School, draw inferences from one example and organize a centralized investigation and rectification action on illegal charging issues, and further strengthen supervision and management.

Source: Chinese Government Website

Editor on duty: Intern Wu Jiaxiu