At the end of the school year, students are still flooded with “heavenly” revenues.

While many families have to bear a lot of burdens to make a living due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, with the price of gasoline continuously increasing rapidly; Many parents had to “tighten their belts” on expenditures from shriveled income so that their children wouldn’t be interrupted in their studies, but at Hai Ba Trung High School (Hue City) they had just received year-end revenues. It seems that “falling from the sky” in the name of the voluntary consent of the student’s parents’ association, causing public concern.

Recently, the reporter received information about the fact that Mr. Ngo Duc Thuc, Principal of Hai Ba Trung High School, allowed illegal revenues from students to serve exam preparation and mock exams held at the school. this.

In contact with reporters, Mr. Ngo Duc Thuc admitted that at the end of the school year at the school, there are revenues from 12th grade students for mock exams and revision costs.

According to Mr. Thuc, at the end of the school year, Hai Ba Trung High School often organizes for 12th grade students to take mock exams in 2 forms to review and assess learners’ ability before entering the official exam.

The first form is organized by the teacher in each class. The second form of organizing the exam, conducting the exam, marking the exam like a high school graduation exam.

“This second exam is identical to the high school graduation exam, because the school has spent a lot of effort, so it collects money from students, but it is not compulsory for them to participate when the school year program and the semester exam have been completed. The results of the mock exam are usually close to the official exam. The money collected from students is not only for the exam expenses, but also to reward students with good results, “said Mr. Thuc.

Mr. Thuc also confirmed that at the school, there is an organization to collect review money from 12th grade students. This year, Hai Ba Trung High School organized a review of 6 subjects for students who had selected combinations of high school graduation exams.

For the review fee, each student has to pay 150,000 VND, which has not yet been collected. The school expects to collect from more than 600 students in grade 12 of the school 90 million VND for this amount. Thereby, the revenue is spent to buy drinking water for teachers to teach exam preparation, light refreshments for students to have a farewell party (with the participation of representatives of students’ parents), and 18,000 VND for fostering/ lesson…

“These fees are all agreed upon by the students’ parents at the beginning of the school year. The principal did not touch this revenue or arbitrarily spend it as if it was reflected in the press. The homeroom teacher and class president are the collectors and then return them to the school treasurer. Every time we have to make documents and books and get the consent of the school’s parents’ representatives, “said Mr. Thuc.

Working time on the morning of April 27, the reporter asked the Principal of Hai Ba Trung High School to objectively demonstrate with documents, records and records related to “voluntary” revenue, the process of revenue and expenditure, As well as the consent minutes from the parents of the students on the collection of review fees and mock exams from the beginning of the school year…

Mr. Thuc only provided each class’s newly-made payment list to the school treasurer, except for the minutes, vouchers and other related papers, which he asked to “beg” and promised to add later.

LieRegarding the issue of year-end revenues at Hai Ba Trung High School in the difficult situation of many parents after the COVID-19 pandemic, Nguyen Tan, Director of the Department of Education and Training of TT-Hue province, said at the beginning of this month. Next 5, the functional departments of the Department will check at all high schools in the area, if violations are found, they will be rectified and strictly handled.