Saigon Star International School suddenly announced that it will temporarily close due to enforcement of the judgment, and students will be off from school from tomorrow (December 14, 2024), and will return to school on February 12, 2025, at the new campus at 577 National Highway 13, Hiep Binh Phuoc Ward, Thu Duc City. This incident is making hundreds of parents whose children study at this school worried and restless.
Ms. U.P (Binh Thanh District), a parent of a first-grade student at Saigon Star International School, said she was unsure of what to do, whether to transfer her child to another school or continue waiting. At the same time, she also expressed concern that she might lose the money she had previously paid to the school.
Ms. U.P said that her child started studying at the school in August 2024 and she signed an agreement with Saigon Star International School to use the tuition commitment program for her child at the school for the entire 4 years of study. The total amount she paid to the school was more than 870 million VND.
"Up to now, my child has only been studying for 4 months, just getting used to the school, when suddenly he received an email from the school announcing that he would temporarily stop studying at this facility and move to a new facility from February 2025," Ms. U.P shared.
According to Ms. U.P., she and many other parents went to the new address where the school said it would move to, but found nothing there. She and many other parents went to meet the school leaders many times but could not meet anyone.
In addition to Ms. U.P, many other parents are paying tuition fees for Saigon Star International School in packages ranging from several hundred thousand to more than 1 billion VND.
Speaking to Lao Dong reporters on the afternoon of December 13, Mr. Ho Tan Minh - Chief of Office of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City - said that the Department has sent a document to the Department of Education of Thu Duc City regarding instructions on transferring schools and receiving students of Saigon Star International School.
According to Mr. Minh, currently, the school has no goodwill to cooperate with the relevant parties and cannot be contacted, so he suggests that parents should transfer schools soon and find a new place for their children to study.
Regarding the dispute between parents and the school regarding the parents' rights in paying tuition fees, the Department recommends that parents file a lawsuit at a competent people's court to ensure their rights according to the law.
