Teacher may talk to or coach students of the opposite sex indoors only with a third person present to prevent sexual assault, according to a notice issued by the education bureau of Mazhang district in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province.
Schools are required to educate students on sex in a proper way, offer education on law to teachers, keep an eye on the psychological situation of teachers and give psychological tests to teachers when considered necessary.
The notice was issued after a teacher, suspected of molesting a female student in a primary school in the district, was detained on criminal terms last month, and in consideration of reported cases across the country of teachers sexually assaulting students.
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