Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee: Handling unorthodox information about school violence cases at international schools

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has sent a report to the Ministry of Education and Training (Education and Training) on ​​the case of violence among students. International School American Academy (ISHCMC-AA).

The report summarized the incident, the school’s reception and handling of the incident, as well as the school’s handling plan for the students involved in the incident. In particular, the International School of American Academy (ISHCMC-AA) has recognized the responsibility for not monitoring and closely monitoring the best students, both in terms of learning and age psychology, and is committed to performing better in the future. next time.

Through the incident, the school learned from experience in handling the situation quickly to avoid misleading parents and creating conflicting information on social networks. The school will work closely with the concerned parents to find a satisfactory solution for the group of students as well as help them relieve existing stress. The school will add various measures (exchange, individual consultation, group consultation, 1:1 consultation…) to help students overcome this incident.

The report of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City also provides information on the receiving, monitoring and directing the handling of the case by the City authorities. Accordingly, right after receiving the information on May 27, 2022, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training has directed and worked with relevant units including the school’s leaders, the Department of Education and Training of Thu Duc City to handle the incident, at the same time ensure the safety of students, psychological stability for students, parents and teachers.

Regarding the direction of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, after receiving information about the case, the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has directed relevant departments, agencies and sectors to support localities and educational institutions in the stabilize the security and order situation.

Specifically, the City People’s Committee assigned the Department of Education and Training to continue to guide the organizers to solve the case urgently, ensure the interests of students, stabilize the psychology of parents and students, without affecting teaching and learning. at school.

Assign the City Police to take measures to capture the situation and handle unorthodox and conflicting information about the case on social networks without any conclusions from relevant authorities; promptly support schools, individuals and pedagogical collectives when threatened or psychologically terrorized while there is no official information from specialized agencies.

Previously, on May 28, 2022, the Ministry of Education and Training issued Official Letter No. 2217/BGDĐT-GDCTHSSV to the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City on directing the handling of violent incidents among students at American Academy International School (ISHCMC) -AA). The Ministry of Education and Training proposed the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee to direct relevant agencies and functional units to quickly verify information and handle the case promptly and in accordance with regulations, ensuring safety and stability. psychological assessment for students, teachers and parents.

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