Teachers call for strict guidelines against sexual harassment on campuses

More than 50 teachers have called on Chinese educational authorities to make a guideline against sexual harassment on campuses as soon as possible.

A week after the Ministry of Education announced the launch of a mechanism to prevent sexual harassment in colleges and universities, Xu Kaibin, professor at Wuhan University in Hubei province, posted a statement on WeChat on Sunday, saying the move should be specified and put on the agenda in a timely manner.

In the statement, he suggested the ministry and local educational departments clarify what behaviors would be considered sexual harassment, how to report such offenses and what punishments offenders will face.