China’s Ministry of Education has published its first detailed protocol for handling abuse by teachers as part of a crackdown on sexual harassment and abuse following a series of scandals in the country.

Teachers must now be dismissed, added to a national database, and blacklisted from working at schools once abuse accusations against them have been verified, the ministry said in the statement Friday. These accusations can include “obscene” behavior and sexual harassment, the ministry said.

Management in schools will remain accountable, the ministry added. The announcement comes after a number of Chinese university professors were suspended for sexual harassment this year and a Beijing kindergarten faced public anger after needle marks were allegedly found on students.