Can a student give teacher a present

حكم الدين فى إهداء التلميذ للمعلم هدية
لا يجوز لمعلم قبول هدية من تلميذ فى مرحلة الدراسة لكونها تعتبر رشوة لوجود منفعة وهى أن ينجح المعلم التلميذ الراسب أو يوصى أصحابه المعلمين بأن ينجحوه وتجوز تلك الهدية إذا انقطعت علاقة التلميذ بالدراسة بسبب تخرجه أو عمله

Religious view on student giving present to teacher

It is not permitted for a teacher to accept present or gift from a student during the period of study for it can be considered as a bribery for the benefit whereby the teacher may give a pass to a non-performing student, or the teacher may ask a favour of another fellow's teacher to do the same. However the act of student giving present to the teacher is permissible when the relation between them expires because the student has finished the studies or already found a job.

Quoted from Rida al-Bitawi al-Bitawi, al-Hadiyyah fi al-Quran, 13 May 2016, http://www.ahl-alquran.com/arabic.

My comments:

This is probably a strict view, but nonetheless should be a standard practice. However if a performing student wanted to give a present to a teacher out of respect or appreciation even during the period of their student-teacher relationship and the amount or value of such a present is small or consumable in nature like food and alike, I do not see any harm for the teacher to accept it. In case of a weak or new student, additional precaution shall be put in place to avert allegation of wrong-doings. But if this can be avoided, it is probably preferable.