Is it illegal for teachers to accept students' mobile phones? !

If the teacher refuses to return the mobile phone, it may constitute a crime of embezzlement. According to the value of the mobile phone, if the amount is large and refuses to return it, it shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than two years, criminal detention or fine; If the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than two years but not more than five years and shall also be fined.

Legal basis:

Criminal law of the people's Republic of China

Article 270 Whoever illegally occupies another person's property in a relatively large amount and refuses to return it shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than two years, criminal detention or a fine; If the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than two years but not more than five years and shall also be fined. Whoever illegally takes forgetting things and buried objects of others for himself and refuses to hand them over in a large amount shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph. This crime can only be dealt with if it is spoken.