The case of students hitting friends at an international school: Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training speaks out

Talking to reporters, Mr. Trinh Duy Trong, Head of the Political and ideological Department of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training, said that the Department had worked with the Department of Education in Thu Duc City to get information about the incident and had requested the Department of Education to Thu Duc City coordinated with authorities and schools to resolve the incident to ensure safety and psychological stability for students.

“The point of view of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training is that the school should be responsible for solving such problems as meeting Parents students, ensure safety for students, stabilize their psychology, avoid affecting their learning”. Trong affirmed.

It is known that the American Academy International School (ISHCMC-AA) has also sent a report to the Department of Education and Training of Thu Duc City, the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City. Mr. Nguyen Thai Vinh Nguyen, Head of Education and Training Department of Thu Duc City, said that the department has received the school’s report.

“The opinion of the Department of Education and Training of Thu Duc City is also the same as that of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, asking the school to handle the case, not to prolong it. Causing bad public opinion, affecting the learning process , student’s training”, information Mr. Nguyen.

On the same day, the Ministry of Education and Training sent an official dispatch to the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City on directing the handling of violent cases among students of American Academy International School (ISHCMC-AA).

According to this dispatch, the Ministry of Education and Training requests the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City to direct relevant agencies and functional units to quickly verify information and handle the case promptly and in accordance with regulations, ensuring safety and security. Psychological stability for students, teachers and parents. Information on handling the case shall be sent to the Ministry of Education and Training before May 31, 2022.

Before that, social networks spread information about the incident violence among students of the American Academy (ISHCMC-AA). Specifically, the case of a student who is said to have martial arts punched in the chest, got into a fight with 4 other students, causing them to bleed, scratch their hands and neck, have difficulty breathing, suffer psychological trauma…

Parents THT, one of the parents of 4 students who were beaten, went to the school to find out about the incident and asked the school to work together, but the parents and students who beat you showed a defiant attitude.

Meanwhile, according to T’s parents, the school only gave the parents’ phone numbers to resolve themselves, but Ms. T did not agree.

In the past few days, THT parents have held a livestream on social networks to express their displeasure and disappointment at the way parents and students beat their children and the school’s uncooperative attitude. According to this parent, the family will do everything to protect their child.

It is known that according to the development of the incident, recently, students of ISHCMC – AA had a picnic in Ho Tram area. When eating, T.’s daughter holds a chair for her friend to go get food.

Then an 8th grader from the school arrived, expressing his intention to take that chair. At this time, T.’s daughter said that the chair was already occupied. The other 8th grader spoke harshly, but T.’s son didn’t react at all. Everything seemed to be nothing and stopped.

However, on May 26, her child was beaten and punched in the chest by a student at the same school. According to this parent, the school teacher saw it but did not intervene.

Some other students were disgruntled and wanted to protect her child, so they were also schoolgirl other hit. Currently, all 4 children are showing signs of psychological trauma, panic, chest tightness, scratches and bruises on their bodies.

According to the Workers