Is it illegal for teachers to collect money from parents?

If the red envelopes collected by the parties seek illegitimate interests for others, or the red envelopes collected are illegal, reaching a certain amount constitutes the crime of accepting bribes. If it is a public school, it belongs to the category of public institutions. Even if the amount of the teacher's parents' red envelopes is small, it is also a bribe.

Punishment for accepting bribes:

1. An individual who accepts bribes of more than 654.38+10,000 yuan shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of more than 10 or life imprisonment, and may also have his property confiscated; If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to death and his property shall be confiscated.

2. Individuals who accept bribes of not less than 50,000 yuan but not more than 10,000 yuan shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years, and their property may also be confiscated; If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to life imprisonment and confiscation of property;

3. Individuals who accept bribes of more than 5,000 yuan but less than 50,000 yuan shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of 1 year and less than 7 years; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 7 years 10 years; If an individual accepts bribes of more than 5,000 yuan but less than 1000 yuan, shows repentance after committing a crime and actively returns the stolen goods, the punishment may be mitigated or exempted from criminal punishment, and the unit to which he belongs or the competent authority at a higher level shall give him administrative sanctions.

4. Individuals who accept bribes less than 5,000 yuan, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than two years or criminal detention; If the circumstances are relatively minor, administrative sanctions shall be given at the discretion of the unit to which they belong or the competent authority at a higher level. If the circumstances are serious, it shows that the criminal means are cunning and bad; The actor is greedy and perverts the law; Bribery causes serious losses to the state; Or recidivist or principal offender; Participate in and support other criminal activities after accepting bribes: form an offensive and defensive alliance, destroy criminal evidence, and refuse to return stolen money and goods frankly; In foreign activities, ask for bribes from foreign businessmen, etc. If the circumstances are relatively minor, it generally means that the interests sought for others have not violated relevant regulations; The act did not cause serious losses to the state or the collective; After the incident, he confessed the facts and refunded the money; Or surrender, render meritorious service, etc.

5. Teachers who take bribes for many times shall be punished according to the accumulated amount of bribes.

legal ground

Criminal law of the people's Republic of China

Article 385 stipulates that a state functionary who takes advantage of his position to ask for other people's property, or illegally accepts other people's property to seek benefits for others, is guilty of accepting bribes.

Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Laws in Handling Criminal Cases of Corruption and Bribery

Article 1 Whoever embezzles or accepts bribes in an amount of not less than 30,000 yuan but not more than 200,000 yuan shall be deemed as a "relatively large amount" as stipulated in the first paragraph of Article 383 of the Criminal Law, and shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention, and shall also be fined. If the amount of corruption is more than 10,000 yuan but less than 30,000 yuan, under any of the following circumstances, it shall be deemed as "other serious circumstances" as stipulated in the first paragraph of Article 383 of the Criminal Law, and shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention, and shall also be fined:

(a) corruption disaster relief, emergency rescue, flood control, special care, poverty alleviation, immigration, relief, epidemic prevention, social donations and other specific funds and materials;

(2) Being disciplined or administratively punished for corruption, bribery or misappropriation of public funds;

(3) Being criminally investigated for intentional crimes;

(four) the stolen money is used for illegal activities;

(5) refusing to account for the whereabouts of the stolen money or refuse to cooperate with the recovery work, which makes it impossible to recover it;

(6) Causing adverse effects or other serious consequences.