Preschool Educators’ Act Article 33

Preschool educators shall not impose physical and mental mistreatment, corporal punishment, bullying, sexual harassment, improper discipline, or any other acts of physical or mental violence or improper behavior on children.Preschool educators shall report cases in accordance with Article 15 to the municipal or county（city）competent authority no later than 24 hours.When the municipal or county（city）competent authority is informed of a possible incident referred to in Article 12, Article 13, Paragraph 1 of Article 14, or Paragraph 1 of this Article involving a preschool educator, it shall within two working days turn over the case to a dedicated committee for investigation and handling. In addition, it shall notify in writing the offender and the legal representative or current care givers of the child involved of its handling conclusion, facts established, and grounds. However, the Teachers’ Act and relevant regulations shall apply to preschool teachers of affiliated preschools of public schools.The committee referred to in the preceding Paragraph shall be composed of representatives of the competent authority, educare and child welfare associations concerned with child protection, preschool educator associations, associations of other personnel, parent associations, and relevant scholars and experts. Regulations regarding the committee formation, investigation and handling procedures, and other relevant matters shall be stipulated by the central competent authority.The offender and relevant persons of the educare service institution shall cooperate with the investigation referred to in Paragraph 3.