1, it is illegal for teachers to punish students. Details are as follows:

(1) Anyone who intentionally injures another person's body may be detained by a general public security organ for more than five days and less than ten days, and fined between 200 yuan and 500 yuan;

(two) if the circumstances are minor, they shall be detained for not more than five days or fined not more than five hundred yuan.

2. Legal basis: Article 37 of the Teachers Law of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Teachers in any of the following circumstances shall be given administrative sanctions or dismissed by their schools, other educational institutions or educational administrative departments:

(a) deliberately not to complete the task of education and teaching, resulting in losses to education and teaching;

(two) corporal punishment of students, the education is invalid;

(three) bad conduct, insulting students, bad influence.

If a teacher falls under any of the circumstances listed in Items (2) and (3) of the preceding paragraph and the circumstances are serious enough to constitute a crime, he shall be investigated for criminal responsibility according to law.

Second, is it illegal for teachers to beat students?

It is illegal for a teacher to hit a student. Details are as follows:

1. Teachers and staff in schools, kindergartens and nurseries should respect the personal dignity of minors, and may not impose corporal punishment on minors, corporal punishment in disguised form or other acts that insult their personal dignity;

2. Stop acts harmful to students or other acts that infringe on their legitimate rights and interests, and criticize and resist phenomena harmful to their healthy growth.