University teacher removed from post for insulting remarks about women
大学老师因侮辱女性言论被免职
A university teacher who made inappropriate comments has been suspended from teaching, East China’s Shandong University of Political Science and Law said in a statement on Thursday. The decision came after the teacher sparked a huge outcry on the Chinese internet for making insulting remarks about women.
According to screenshots circulating online, Zhi Qiang, a teacher at the university’s law school, said that women are certainly low quality students and that he was displeased with female students that reported to his wife his intimacies with other female students on campus. The remarks were made during a conversation with one of Zhi’s friends surnamed Ma on WeChat, a Chinese social media platform.
Also, when Ma repeatedly made exceptionally insulting comments about women, Zhi echoed him.
After the screenshots were uploaded to Chinese Twitter-like platform Sina Weibo, they quickly sparked public concern. Many netizens called on the university to deal with the inappropriate comments by the law teacher as soon as possible.
On Thursday afternoon, the university confirmed on its official Sina Weibo account that the circulating screenshots were true and that Zhi was indeed a teacher at its law school.
“In response to this situation, the university has decided to remove Zhi Qiang from his teaching job and suspend all his teaching activities,” the university informed in a statement.
According to the announcement, Zhi was also asked to make a statement of self-criticism on the matter and was disqualified from promotion for the current year.
Regarding the university’s handling of Zhi’s inappropriate remarks, some netizens believe the punishment is timely and responds to public concerns.
Other netizens, however, pointed out that Zhi’s remarks reflected that he was not qualified to be a university teacher and should be subject to more severe punishment, such as immediate expulsion from the institution.
6月16日，网传山东政法学院一教师与一名马姓男子在朋友圈对话时发表侮辱女性等言论。同日下午，山东政法学院发布情况通报。全文如下：
近日，网传我校教师在微信朋友圈发布不当言论。学校成立工作专班，进行了深入调查。现就相关情况公布如下：
网传微信朋友圈截图内容属实，图中“支强”系我校法学院教师。针对以上情况，学校决定：
1、将支强调离教学工作岗位，停止其一切教学活动。
2、由法学院党总支对支强进行严肃批评教育，责令其做出深刻书面检查。
3、取消支强本年度评先评优、职务晋升、职称评聘、人才计划申报等方面的资格。
4、由学校党委组织部对其进行诫勉谈话。
