What do students give as a symbolic thank you? Sometimes a gift for a teacher is modest bouquet of flowersand sometimes Gift cards, vouchers, dinner at a restaurant, and even a weekend at a SPA or a trip.
Parents must be careful because too expensive A gift for a teacher On the occasion of the end of the school year, it may be considered as bribe and become the subject of interest of the prosecutor's office.
The regulations do not regulate the issue of giving teachers, but according to the Penal Code, every “increase in property” or “reduction of property liabilities” is the financial benefit.
The gift is officially given at the end of the school year. And what counts here Proportionality criterion: The value of the gift must remain in the right proportion to the activity, for which it is a thank you. The gift will therefore be, for example Flowers, book, chocolates, photo album, a cup with a photo of the class.
A gift for a teacher. Watch out for money and a weekend at SPA
And the weekend in the SPA? Money is not considered a gift, but also more expensive items, gift cards of considerable value or weekend at SPA. This form of thanks can be considered a bribe.
According to the Penal Code, property or personal benefit, as well as its promise itself (Article 115 paragraph 4 of the Penal Code) may be considered a bribe. In practice, a bribe is a expensive gift, but also, for example, financing a trip or a discount coupon for a significant amount.
A gift for a teacher can be a problem
A person who, in connection with the performance of a public function, accepts a financial or personal benefit or his promise, is subject to the penalty of imprisonment from six months to eight years (Article 228 of the Penal Code).
This recipe may also apply to teachers. The person performing a public function is not only a public official, but also a person employed in an organizational unit with public funds (and every school, even a private, has public funds, because he receives an educational subsidy).
If a parent is dissatisfied that the teacher got an expensive gift, he can report it to the prosecutor's office. In addition, a parent who decides to give an expensive gift is also exposed to criminal liability.
