Article
38 Where juveniles are not given criminal
punishment because they have not reached the age of
16, their parents or other guardians shall be ordered
to subject them to strict discipline; when necessary,
they may also be sheltered for correction by governments
in accordance with law.
Article
39 During the period when juveniles
are sheltered for correction, the executing organs shall
make sure that they continue to receive education in
cultural and legal knowledge or vocational techniques;
for those who have not finished compulsory education,
the executing organs shall make sure that they continue
to receive such education.
Juveniles who are released from
sheltering for correction or from reeducation through
labour shall enjoy equal rights with other juveniles
in going back to school and entering schools of a higher
grade and in employment, and no unit or individual may
discriminate against them.
Chapter
V Juveniles' Self-protection Against Crimes
Article
40 Juveniles shall observe laws and
regulations and live up to the
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