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        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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