On September 17, at a regular press conference in August, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Da - Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training of Dak Lak province - responded to the incident of Ly Tu Trong Primary School (Ea Drang commune) stopping changing its uniforms after parents' reflection.
According to Mr. Da, after receiving information about the school requiring students to wear many types of uniforms with three different colors in a week, the Department stepped in to verify and clarify.
Through working with relevant parties, the Department found that the information reported by the press was accurate. Accordingly, at the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year, Ly Tu Trong Primary School plans to garn new uniforms for students. However, after the press spoke up, the provincial Department of Education and Training coordinated with the commune government and the school to clarify the incident. Therefore, the school has decided to stop the new uniform sewing plan for this school year.
At the press conference, Mr. Truong Cong Thai - Vice Chairman of Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee - requested the Department of Education and Training to report specifically in writing to handle the right people and the right jobs. At the same time, the incident is also a reminder and recommendation for other schools in the province.
As Lao Dong reported, according to parents' feedback, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school has arranged yellow uniforms (without logos) for students. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school will continue to deploy orange uniforms with logos.
By the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year, the school plans to continue changing its uniforms with new models including light brown pants or dresses and green shirts.
Thus, in addition to traditional uniforms (blue clothes, white shirts) and exercise uniforms, students will have three more uniform models (yellow, orange and blue). Some parents think that having too many uniform models is unreasonable and wasteful.
Mr. Nguyen Tran Quan - Principal of Ly Tu Trong Primary School - confirmed that the school has stopped implementing the implementation of changing new blue uniform models for students.
Most parents agree, only a few object. However, to avoid causing misunderstandings, the school decided not to implement it anymore and will return the uniforms that were placed to the production unit, said Mr. Quan.
