Student Counseling Act and School Bullying: Disciplinary Boundaries and Parental Responsibility

In recent years, with frequent incidents of school bullying and deviant behavior, there's growing attention on revising the "Student Counseling Act" and the boundaries of teachers' disciplinary authority. When severe bullying occurs, school disciplinary measures are often criticized as "weak and ineffective," while the parents of students who bully are frequently absent, sparking heated societal debate on parental responsibility and the school's disciplinary power. Those who support granting schools appropriate disciplinary authority believe that the current counseling mechanism lacks deterrence, making teachers hesitant or unable to intervene effectively. They argue that schools and teachers should be equipped with clearer disciplinary tools (e.g., temporary isolation, reasonable punishment), and that parents of bullying perpetrators should be mandated to participate in counseling and bear joint legal responsibility to protect the educational rights and personal safety of the vast majority of students. Conversely, those who emphasize children's rights and counseling argue that over-reliance on punishment and coercion cannot fundamentally solve bullying and may instead lead to the stigmatization of vulnerable students. They advocate for focusing on increasing the ratio of professional counseling staff (e.g., psychologists, social workers) and correcting behavior through accompaniment and emotional support, rather than shifting responsibility to ineffective punishments. 💬 Community Discussion Trend: "Granting Schools Disciplinary Power, Holding Parents Accountable" vs. "Increasing Professional Counseling Staff, Preventing Excessive Punishment" - Which approach do you support?