Under normal circumstances, it was legal for a teacher to confiscate a student's tutoring book during class. According to China's Constitution, Education Law and other relevant laws and regulations, a school is a public place. School teachers have the right to manage and maintain public places during the teaching process. Therefore, it was reasonable for a teacher to confiscate a student's tutoring book in class. It would not violate the student's property rights or personal rights. Of course, if the student's extra-cursory guidance book involves content that violates school rules or laws and regulations, the teacher can decide to return it to the student or hand it over to the relevant department for handling according to the actual situation. However, under normal circumstances, it was legal for teachers to confiscate students 'tutoring books.