Records at some schools show that the public disclosure of semi-boarding meals is being implemented in many forms, from information on websites to creating conditions for parents to directly participate in inspections.
Mr. Dinh Phu Cuong, Principal of Phu Dinh Secondary School, said that the school maintains publicity, creating conditions for parents to supervise semi-boarding meals.
According to Mr. Cuong, the school strongly encourages parents to conduct surprise inspections without prior notice. Information about this activity is posted by the school on the website for parents to follow.
Ms. Trinh Nguyen Hoai Thu (Long Truong ward) HCMC, said that the school has publicly announced information about daily semi-boarding meals, helping parents have more basis for monitoring and feel more secure.
Although in the past time, there have been no incidents related to meals at my child's school, ensuring safety still needs to be put first. This is also the heart of those who work in education, because meals are directly related to students' health," Ms. Hoai Thu shared.
According to her, the school publicizing information daily helps parents grasp their children's meals instead of just knowing through the pre-announced menu. When there is specific information about food, dishes and actual meals, parents also have more basis to monitor the quality of meals at school, especially for parents who do not have the conditions to directly come to school to monitor their children's meals.
Currently, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training also requires educational institutions to implement transparency and public disclosure of information daily to parents.
Information is made public through bulletin boards, websites, technology applications or online contact groups, including units providing meals, ingredients, food images, import invoices, menus and actual meal trays images of students, so that parents have a basis for monitoring and supervising.
In addition, schools must create conditions and mechanisms for the Parents' Representative Board to participate in monitoring food sources, the process of dividing meals, verifying and evaluating meal quality with teachers and students. The Representative Board can participate in inspecting the processing area and conduct rapid inspections of high-risk ingredients and food groups if they meet the conditions.
For schools using meals from outside, the Parents' Representative Board can request the head of the educational institution to take the lead in organizing an inspection team directly at the processing place of the supplier.
Schools must assign leaders and school health staff to directly supervise and control the entire food supply chain and meals brought into schools; at the same time, organize the reception and handling of parents' feedback within 24 hours.
