On October 28, information from the People's Committee of Dong Cuong commune, local authorities are coordinating with the Department of Education and Training of Lao Cai province to inspect and verify information reported by Lao Dong Newspaper about collecting overtime pay for teachers at An Binh Kindergarten.
During the time Lao Cai Provincial Police invited the Board of Directors to the headquarters for questioning, the leaders of the Department of Culture and Society of Dong Cuong Commune were temporarily assigned to run the activities of An Binh Kindergarten.
Teachers said that in recent days, Lao Cai Provincial Police have had many working sessions with them to clarify the monthly overtime payrolls that must be returned to the school's treasurer.
Up to now, 20 teachers have had statements from the bank and sent them to Lao Cai Provincial Police to serve the investigation.
"From September 2022 to December 2022, principals working at the school will be allocated extra teaching hours to teachers. We have recorded the entire monthly overtime payroll received from the bank and then transferred it to the school through the cashier's personal account number. On average, for nearly 3 years, each teacher had to transfer about 30 million VND/person. We were only informed by the principal through meetings that this amount was for the school to... pay off the debt" - a teacher shared.
Previously, at a working session with Lao Dong Newspaper reporters on October 21, Ms. Doan Thi Le Xuan - Principal of An Binh Kindergarten - affirmed: Every month, teachers are still paid for extra teaching hours (Saturday and Sunday) and are not transferred to the school.
After the meeting, the teacher provided many recordings showing Ms. Doan Thi Le Xuan asking everyone to help the school not to declare the truth and explained that: The purpose of transferring money to the treasurer was to get cash. With transfers with the words "paying overtime", people say that compensation is for children's tuition costs (? )
In particular, the Principal of An Binh Kindergarten also provided many documents and statements of fees for teachers to sign to legalize the monthly overtime payment.
After Lao Dong Newspaper published an article "Teachers at An Binh Kindergarten report being charged additional teaching fees", the Chairman of Lao Cai Provincial People's Committee issued a document assigning the Department of Education and Training to preside over and coordinate with Dong Cuong Commune People's Committee to organize an inspection and verification. Report to the Provincial People's Committee before October 30, 2025.
