The law does not stipulate that teachers can confiscate students' articles, but in teaching management, it is normal teaching management for teachers to confiscate articles and give them to students' parents.

Article 460th of the Civil Law of People's Republic of China (PRC): Claim for Return and Claim for Owner's Expenses Where a real estate or chattel is occupied, the obligee may request the return of the original property and its fruits, but shall pay the necessary expenses incurred by the bona fide possessor for the maintenance of the real estate or chattel.