It’s unclear why the industry insults teachers online

TPO – Although its origins are unclear, it is often stigmatized on social networks, damaging reputations and affecting teachers’ psychology. The draft teachers’ law’s provisions on what organizations and individuals cannot do to teachers aim to strengthen protection for teams.

The draft Teacher Act contains provisions that organizations or individuals should not do to teachers. “Do not disclose information about a teacher’s misconduct without an official conclusion from the competent authority during disciplinary review or legal prosecution.”

According to the Ministry of Education, there were concerns about the above regulations during the process of collecting public opinions. This was due to concerns that this content could be intertwined with regulations on information disclosure and advocacy for teachers.

Regarding this issue, the Ministry of Education and Training explains that the above regulations are necessary to strengthen the protection of teachers, especially in the context of today’s strongly developing social networks and online media. Teachers who commit violations will be sanctioned according to regulations.

The characteristics of a teacher’s professional activity are special. If there is no plan to protect teachers, those affected will be learners as well as teachers.

Protect the honor and reputation of teachers

Regarding this issue, Dr. Lawyer Dang Van Cuong, head of the Legal Office (Hadei), said that the rule not to disclose information about teachers’ violations without an official conclusion is consistent with protecting the privacy of individuals and protecting teachers’ honor, dignity and reputation, and is consistent with the law. He said that it complies with the general principles of

In accordance with the Vietnamese Constitution and legal provisions, everyone is protected by law in terms of honor, dignity, honour, personality rights, right of publicity and protection of personal information.

Additionally, the law provides that all citizens have the right to accuse and report violations by organizations and individuals. However, not in all cases the whistleblower or whistleblower is right and the details of the complaint may not be well founded. This is especially true for initially unverified information and information posted unilaterally on social networks.

“Although the contents of the complaint have not yet been verified or resolved by the authorities, and there is no final result, freely posting it on social networks or disclosing it to the mass media may infringe on the privacy of individuals and affect their rights. Attorney Cuong said, “The portrait rights, honor, and dignity of citizens, including teachers, are important.”

Additionally, according to the lawyer, there were actually many cases containing unconfirmed negative images and information at the facility over the years. Education, teachers randomly post on social networks. This incident caused those who received the information to write negative and even malicious comments, which had a serious impact on the teachers’ psychology and health. If information is incomplete, negative public opinion can have a negative impact on the case resolution process, and in particular, it can have a negative impact on the psychology of the people involved.

“The law also provides that information confirming reports from investigative agencies and information from investigations that have not yet reached a conclusion are confidential information and cannot be disclosed to protect state secrets and the privacy of private lives.”

Therefore, the provision not to disclose information about teachers’ violations without an official conclusion from the competent authorities is in line with the Constitution and laws, including the Law on the Protection of State Secrets, the Civil Code, the Cybersecurity Law and the Law on Complaints. , laws on disposal and related legal documents. Teaching is a noble profession that is respected throughout society. Teacher disciplinary and legal violations are individual cases, not just a few cases that affect the reputation of the industry as a whole.

Attorney Dang Van Cuong also believes that protecting teachers’ honor, dignity and reputation is in line with the tradition of respecting teachers and respecting teachers’ morality. The policy of not disclosing information about teacher violations without a formal conclusion does not condone violations, but rather protects confidentiality during the verification process. If the information is unclear or the competent authorities have not concluded a violation, it is appropriate and necessary to protect that information.

Society and the law require teachers to be exemplary role models, respect for the law, and respect for professional ethics, so if a teacher violates discipline, violates the law, or violates ethics, he or she must be held accountable before the law. Final conclusions must be protected before they have legal effect, and this also protects the reputation of the industry.

And if an official conclusion is made and it is determined that there has been a violation, the teacher and everyone else will be dealt with according to the provisions of the law, regardless of whether there was a violation or not.

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