Teachers are not allowed to have prejudices, abuse, or harm learners

Lawyer Ho Thu Trang, YouMe Law Company Limited answers:

Article 5 of Circular 03/2026/TT-BGDĐT Regulating the code of conduct for teachers (effective from January 30, 2026) stipulates the conduct with learners as follows:

1. Have a model attitude, spirit of tolerance, responsibility, and love; respond, comment, praise or criticize appropriately to the subject and circumstances; encourage and motivate the striving and development of learners.

2. Create a safe, positive and equal educational environment; encourage learners to participate in research, labor production, community service activities, and sustainable development.

3. Respect and correctly assess the actual capacity of learners; protect the legitimate and lawful rights and interests of learners; create motivation to promote learners' qualities and abilities; listen, promptly advise, and support learners in the field of learning and society to ensure suitability with age psychology.

4. Do not discriminate against learners in any form; do not insult, injure, suppress, prejudice, abuse, or infringe upon learners in any form and promptly report to leaders and competent authorities when detecting learners being abused or violated; do not force learners to participate in voluntary activities; do not disclose learners' information contrary to regulations; do not commit fraud or intentionally falsify results in enrollment and student evaluation activities.

Thus, from January 30, 2026, the behavior of teachers towards learners is regulated as above.