On September 16, a parent drove a pickup truck carrying his child to Bui Thi Xuan Primary and Secondary School (Ea Sin Commune, Krong Buk District); while reversing the car, it ran over a female student (7 years old, 2nd grade).
The school principal said that according to regulations, cars are not allowed to enter the school yard to pick up and drop off students, rain or shine.
First of all, this parent did not comply with the school regulations. In the school yard, students move around a lot before and after school. If cars drive in the school yard at this time, it is very easy to cause an accident. Therefore, all schools do not allow cars to move in the school yard.
Second, this parent drove without looking and killed someone.
A death so painful, so tragic, even in the schoolyard due to a traffic accident. A second grader was run over and killed by a car in school, someone must be held responsible, besides the person who caused the accident.
On the school side, who is responsible for the death of this student?
The school has a rule that cars are not allowed in the school yard, but parents can still drive in. Is there security at that time?
The incident of a student being run over and killed by a car in the schoolyard has happened before, and the accident at Bui Thi Xuan Primary and Secondary School is another warning bell for all schools across the country. For no reason whatsoever, cars should be allowed to move in the schoolyard when there are students.
Students go to school but why do they "die unjustly" for so many different reasons? It could be due to objective reasons, but we have to review the responsibility of adults.
On May 26, 2020, a royal poinciana tree in the yard of Bach Dang Secondary School (District 3, Ho Chi Minh City) suddenly fell down, crushing many students, one of whom died.
On December 30, 2020, the school gate of Le Huu Trac Primary School (Dak Nong) collapsed, killing a student. Previously, on September 7, 2020 in Lao Cai, the school gate collapsed at Ban Phung Kindergarten, killing 3 children.
On August 22, 2023, a 9th grade male student was found dead in the swimming pool of Vietnam International School (Duong Noi Ward, Ha Dong District, Hanoi). The pain is that this male student died in the swimming pool, during swimming class, with a teacher instructing.
The students are not at fault, the fault and responsibility lie with the adults.
It is time to focus on building safe schools, preventing accidents that lead to painful and tragic deaths like we have witnessed.
