School, Department of Education and Training denied forcing poor students not to take the 10th grade exam

Ms. Le Thi Thuy Nga, Principal of Dich Vong Secondary School (Cau Giay, Hanoi), said that the school did not receive feedback from parents about teachers and schools forcing pupil have poor academic performance, transfer schools or parents sign a commitment not to take the exam to 10th grade.

Nga also confirmed that the incident spread online was not true.

Pictures of Zalo messages posted online about teachers forcing parents to transfer schools to their children or pledging their children not to take the public 10th grade exam. Photo: CARD

At the end of the afternoon of April 20, the principal of Dich Vong Secondary School was still meeting with the parents of all classes to understand the actual situation and see if there was any other information.

Regarding the fact that two schools in the area have mobilized parents to transfer schools or sign a commitment that their children will not enter 10th grade, Cau Giay Department of Education and Training has worked with Dich Vong Secondary School and Nghia Tan Secondary School to verify information. .

Through the reports of the schools and checking the records at the school, the department denied the above content and said that the schools did not have a policy to require students who did not do well to transfer schools, not to enter the 10th grade high school.

In the school year 2021-2022, Nghia Tan Secondary School has 16 9th graders with 729 students. This number at Dich Vong Secondary School is 12 classes, 596 students.

From the beginning of the school year until now, Dich Vong school has 11 transfer students, Nghia Tan has 25 transfer students. According to the Department of Education and Training, these students change places of study according to the wishes of their parents due to the relocation, including students who are classified as Excellent.

“The Department of Education and Training has called to verify a number of parents, as a result, the parents of the students have confirmed that there is no case where the school is forced to transfer schools.” information department leader.

In addition, the department said that in order to help students with average and weak academic performance during the school year, schools require homeroom teachers to communicate with students’ parents regularly to have coordination between families. and school.

During the school year, Dich Vong Secondary School discussed with 44 parents and Nghia Tan Middle School discussed with 21 parents.

The content of the discussions about the student’s learning situation and suggested measures to cooperate between parents and the school, without forcing students to transfer schools, not to enter the 10th grade high school.

The Cau Giay Department of Education and Training also affirmed that it regularly directs schools to improve teaching quality, absolutely does not force students with average or weak academic ability to transfer schools, and is not allowed to participate in the 10th grade entrance exam. High School.

Immediately after receiving the online feedback, the department checked, reviewed and once again directed schools to seriously implement the above content. Department leader said.

Before that, the social network appeared information about parents of Dich Vong Secondary School and Nghia Tan Secondary School (Cau Giay) reflecting their teacher Called up, given the choice between transferring schools, saving the class or committing to not taking the 10th grade exam.

Many other parents of schools in Hanoi said they were in a similar situation and the story of encouraging students’ parents to sign a “voluntary” commitment not to let their children take the public 10th grade entrance exam took place. out for many years.

After receiving feedback, the Ministry of Education and Training, the Hanoi People’s Committee, and the Hanoi Department of Education and Training have directed to verify and handle any violations.

According to Zing