serious cases of violence among school-age children
Accordingly, on September 20, 2025, in the old Dinh Tang commune (now Yen Dinh commune, Thanh Hoa province), an 8th grade male student murdered an 8-year-old girl (a cousin), then put the body in a sack and took it to the corner of the garden to hide. The cause was determined to be just a small conflict, competing for items, leading to particularly serious consequences.
Then, at noon on October 17, in Quang Binh commune (Thanh Hoa province), P.T.B.N (born in 2009, residing in village 6, student of class 11A9) and L.Q.H (born in 2008, residing in An Toan village, Luu Ve commune, student of class 12A8), both students at Dang Thai Mai High School, got into a fight.
According to the initial investigation, the two students did not have a conflict before but had a burst of desire during physical education class. After finishing school, L.Q.H and L.D.A (born in 2008, residing in Tien Thon village, Quang Binh commune) blocked the road, used their hands, feet and helmets to beat P.T.B.N. While being beaten, P.T.B.N pulled out a clatter knife and carried the person who stabbed L.Q.H, causing the victim to be seriously injured and die at Quang Xuong General Hospital.
The most recent incident, on the morning of October 31, during recess in a classroom of Thanh Hoa Agricultural College, N.T.A.T (born in 2010, a 10th grade student majoring in industrial electronics) was being assaulted by a group of 11th grade students and then left.
After the incident, teachers and students took T. to the school's first aid room, then transferred him to An Viet Hospital (Trieu Son commune) for emergency care. Due to the serious injuries, he was transferred to Thanh Hoa Children's Hospital for treatment.
After a day of emergency care, due to the seriousness of the wound and the hospital's poor prognosis, on the afternoon of November 1, the family took T. home.
Causes of violence
According to Thanh Hoa Provincial Police, through school violence incidents, the main cause of the problem comes from small conflicts such as struggles, confusion while playing, misunderstandings on social networks... Meanwhile, there is still a lack of close coordination between schools and families.
Many parents have not paid due attention to their children's studies and activities, and have not paid attention to educating them about life skills and moral values. In addition, due to immature psychology, many students want to express themselves, are easily agitated, cannot control their emotions, leading to violent behavior.
To prevent and stop school violence, in recent times, Thanh Hoa Provincial Police have coordinated with the Department of Education and Training to step up propaganda, inspection and prevention of students from bringing weapons, weapons, prohibited objects such as knives, cages, cones, iron pipes, etc. to school; at the same time, promptly detect and handle conflicts between students.
The Provincial Police recommend that schools and parents need to coordinate closely in managing and educating their children; paying attention to friendships and extracurricular activities. It is necessary to review and detect early students who are addicted to playing, dropping out of school, addicted to games, using e-cigarettes or stimulants to take preventive measures.
Checking traffic compliance among school-age children
On the morning of November 4, the Director of the Traffic Police Department - Ministry of Public Security issued an order to simultaneously inspect students' compliance with traffic laws nationwide.
On November 5, speaking with a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper, a representative of the Traffic Police Department of Thanh Hoa Provincial Police said that, in accordance with the order of the Director of the Traffic Police Department - Ministry of Public Security, the unit has directed road traffic police teams to coordinate with the commune-level police to simultaneously deploy inspections at many schools in the area.
In particular, coordinate with the Board of Directors of schools to inspect the school's parking lot and the parking lots for people around the school gate.
In case of detecting violations, the authorities invite parents to work, clearly notify the violation, and require signing a commitment not to hand over vehicles to their children who are not old enough to drive; at the same time, notify the school to coordinate management and education.
On the first day of the campaign, Thanh Hoa Traffic Police inspected 38 schools and 31 parking lots around the school gates. As a result, more than 7,500 students were parked on motorbikes at school, 248 students were parked outside school; 238 students were recorded wearing un competitive helmets.
Also through inspection, more than 150 parents came to sign a commitment not to give their children vehicles when they are underage; at the same time, the authorities requested 18 households to sign a commitment not to keep vehicles for students when they are underage.
