On October 2, a representative of the Department of Education and Training of Nghi Son town (Thanh Hoa) said that the unit had reported on the incident of the collection of fees at the beginning of the school year at Hai Thuong Primary School.
According to the Department of Education and Training of Nghi Son town, the day after Lao Dong newspaper reported that "parents with children studying at Hai Thuong Primary School were afraid of fees at the beginning of the new school year", the unit organized an inspection and verification at this school.
The inspection results of the Department of Education and Training of Nghi Son town determined that the school had implemented the collection in accordance with the instructions of the Department of Education and Training of Thanh Hoa province and the instructions of Nghi Son town.
Although the inspection results of the Nghi Son Town Department of Education and Training confirmed that the above fees were in accordance with regulations, when asked about the socialized fee (VND 250,000/student) at this school, the representative of the Nghi Son Town Department of Education and Training admitted that the school's decision to set such an average fee was against regulations. Because socialized contributions are voluntary and depend on the conditions of the parents.
Explaining further about other fees such as English (700,000 VND/student), life skills (350,000 VND/student), the representative of the Nghi Son Town Department of Education and Training said that the above two fees are implemented according to the Resolution of the Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Council and the official dispatch of the Provincial Department of Education and Training on the maximum fees for districts and towns in the field of education.
In addition, with the fee for extra sessions (1,575,000 VND/student), the Department of Education and Training of Nghi Son town determined that the school has a policy of teaching extra sessions (extra sessions) for students in Math and Vietnamese in all grades in the afternoon, but without collecting money.
However, in class 2C, at the class parent-teacher conference, parents mentioned supporting and encouraging teachers to teach extra classes, so the homeroom teacher of class 2C mentioned this amount of money, causing parents to misunderstand that the school was collecting it. After that, the school promptly corrected the teacher, reminded the teacher, and explained to the parents.
After checking and verifying, the Department of Education and Training of Nghi Son town requested the Principal of Hai Thuong Primary School to seriously learn from experience when implementing the content to teachers and parents.
Previously, as Lao Dong reported, after the parents' meeting on September 14, many parents with children studying at Hai Thuong Primary School, Nghi Son town expressed their anger and "fear" about the fees collected at the beginning of the school year.
According to parents, among nearly 20 fees, with a total amount of nearly 5 million VND, the fee for additional sessions (15,000 VND/session) is not in accordance with regulations. In addition, the school organizes teaching of English and Life Skills programs (collecting an additional 10,000 VND/student/session) which is overlapping and also incorrect.
According to Ms. Nguyen Thi Yen - Principal of Hai Thuong Primary School, most of the above fees are implemented by the school in accordance with regulations and guidance documents of Nghi Son Town People's Committee. Only the fee for extra hours is not implemented by the school and does not collect money from students.
After the incident, the school asked a homeroom teacher (class 2C) to write a self-criticism for implementing and announcing the extra session fee against regulations.
