China‘s parliament will move to consider a law that would punish parents for the crimes or “very bad behavior” of their young children.
The draft bill would shift a portion of blame to parents when their children act up, forcing them to attend family education programs if their child seriously violates school rules.
The legislation also would allow for parents to be punished by authorities if their children committed a crime below the legal age, which is 16 years old for most offenses.
“There are many reasons for adolescents to misbehave, and the lack of or inappropriate family education is the major cause,” said Zang Tiewei.
Zang Tiewei is the spokesman of the Legislative Affairs Commission under the National People’s Congress (NPC).
The National People’s Congress Standing Committee will review the draft of the law at a session this week…
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