On September 20, Ms. Nguyen Thai Quynh Nga, Principal of Trung Vuong Primary School (Phan Dinh Phung Street, Xuan Huong - Da Lat Ward) signed and issued a notice on the temporary suspension of boarding meals at the school.
According to the explanation from Trung Vuong Primary School, since September 19, the school has received a request to stop providing food from the facilities since September 22.
Therefore, the school currently has no food supply to continue to meet the boarding needs of students and parents.
"While waiting to invite a food supplier contractor and complete the bidding procedures according to regulations, Trung Vuong Primary School announced that it will temporarily suspend the boarding program from September 22 until all conditions are met and notify parents" - Ms. Nguyen Thai Quynh Nga informed in the report.
During the suspension, parents should proactively pick up and drop off students after finishing the class according to the prescribed time frame.
The incident of some individuals in the kitchen team (now allowed to quit) at Trung Vuong Primary School has filed a complaint against the school for using food that does not ensure meals for boarding students, creating many conflicting opinions and frustration for parents in recent days.
Regarding the incident, the People's Committee of Xuan Huong - Da Lat Ward has also just decided to establish an interdisciplinary inspection team on boarding and food hygiene for all schools in the area.
The inspection period is 30 days, starting from September 22. The ward leaders also requested to strengthen management of the organization of boarding at kindergartens and primary schools in the ward.
In particular, strictly implement legal regulations on organizing boarding, managing food supply sources, controlling processing steps, and supervising boarding kitchens.
For the 2025-2026 school year, the ward requires educational institutions to immediately report the situation of organizing boarding meals at the unit to the Ward People's Committee, the deadline is September 22.
On the side of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee, the provincial leaders assigned the Department of Health to strengthen surprise inspections of food safety at collective kitchens in schools in the area.
In particular, the Department of Health needs to focus on inspecting establishments with large-scale kitchens to promptly correct violations. The Department of Health is responsible for reporting to the Provincial People's Committee before September 23 about the incident related to importing dirty food into the above primary school.
