Nearly 100 children not attending school: Department of Education and Training proposes to temporarily suspend school merger

(Dan Tri) - To ensure the rights of children and the curriculum, the Nghe An Department of Education and Training requested Thien Nhan commune to temporarily suspend the merger of branch 2 into Trung Phuc Cuong 2 Primary School.

On the afternoon of September 11, Mr. Nguyen Trong Hoan, Chief of Office of the Department of Education and Training (DOET) of Nghe An province, said that the Department had issued an urgent dispatch regarding the petition of parents of branch 2, Trung Phuc Cuong 2 Primary School.

According to a representative of the Nghe An Department of Education and Training, to ensure stability and facilitate the implementation of the new government model, the unit proposed that the People's Committee of Thien Nhan Commune (Nghe An) direct Trung Phuc Cuong 2 Primary School to temporarily suspend the merger of branch 2 into branch 1.

Nghe An Department of Education and Training proposed to temporarily suspend the merger of branch 2 into Trung Phuc Cuong 2 Primary School (Photo: Hoa Lam).

Nghe An Department of Education and Training requested the People's Committee of Thien Nhan commune to direct the school to prepare facilities and other necessary conditions; continue to propagate and mobilize parents and students. The merger will be carried out when receiving the consensus of all parents and students of Branch 2 of Trung Phuc Cuong 2 Primary School.

Before the 2025-2026 school year, to facilitate teaching and learning and improve the quality of education, at the proposal of Trung Phuc Cuong 2 Primary School, the People's Committee of Thien Nhan commune decided to merge branch 2 into the main school.

Accordingly, 196 students/5 grades (children from Quang Xa hamlet, Thien Nhan commune) transferred to the main school (Duong Pho hamlet, Thien Nhan commune), more than 1km from the old school to study.

However, this policy did not receive consensus from parents of students at branch 2 due to concerns about the long distance to school, which posed a potential safety risk to students. The parents then submitted a petition to the school leaders, local authorities and the Department of Education and Training proposing not to merge branch 2 into the main school.

To protest the merger, many parents did not send their children to school. On the morning of September 11, nearly 100 students in Quang Xa hamlet had not yet gone to school.

According to Mr. Nguyen Van Chinh, Chairman of Thien Nhan Commune People's Committee, from branch 2 to the main school, students have to go through Cau Coi intersection.

In response to parents' concerns about safety risks, local authorities requested the Thien Nhan Commune Police to deploy forces to regulate traffic at this intersection.

Thien Nhan Commune is also planning to propose the People's Committee of Nghe An province to install a traffic signal system at Cau Coi intersection to ensure safety for people and students during traffic.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/giao-duc/vu-gan-100-tre-chua-den-lop-so-gddt-de-nghi-tam-dung-sap-nhap-truong-20250911170017375.htm