Director of Thai Binh Department of Education and Training continues to be suspended from work

Accordingly, based on the provisions of law, the People's Committee of Thai Binh province issued Decision 1356 dated August 20, 2024 at the request of the Department of Home Affairs on extending the temporary suspension period for Mr. Nguyen Viet Hien, Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Director of the Department of Education and Training of Thai Binh province, to serve the inspection of the organization of the entrance exam for grade 10 high school in the 2024-2025 school year in Thai Binh from August 21, the extended period of temporary suspension is 15 working days.

Mr. Pham Van Nghiem, Vice Chairman of Thai Binh Provincial People's Committee chaired the press conference on the morning of August 20.

During the inspection period, Mr. Nguyen Viet Hien is responsible for strictly implementing the decision to extend the temporary suspension from work; providing full information and relevant documents and complying with the requests of the Head of the inspection team and competent authorities as prescribed.

As reported by Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper, after the Department of Education and Training of Thai Binh province publicly announced the exam scores of candidates participating in the 10th grade high school entrance exam for the 2024-2025 school year, there were many mixed reactions from parents and students when the scores of many candidates increased unusually after the review.

Parents of students in Thai Binh province even filed a complaint about irregularities in the 10th grade high school entrance exam to authorities and the press.

Immediately afterwards, the People's Committee of Thai Binh province decided to direct the establishment of an inspection team chaired by the Provincial Inspectorate, in coordination with relevant sectors to organize a surprise inspection of "The implementation of policies, laws and assigned tasks and powers to the Department of Education and Training, the Director of the Department of Education and Training and relevant organizations and individuals in organizing the entrance exam for grade 10 high school in the 2024-2025 school year in Thai Binh province".

On July 31, the People's Committee of Thai Binh province issued Decision No. 1234 on temporarily suspending Mr. Nguyen Viet Hien from work for 15 days to serve the inspection of the organization of the 10th grade High School Entrance Exam.

On August 20, the People's Committee of Thai Binh province held a press conference to inform about the results of the entrance exam to grade 10 of Thai Binh high school for the 2024-2025 school year after the inspection.

The inspection results determined that during the process of reviewing the essay test, the number of test papers that were manually checked for correctness was only 0.71%, not ensuring at least 20% of the essay test papers as prescribed.

When errors were discovered, the Secretariat did not make a record but only recorded information about the candidates with errors and forwarded it to the Head of the Exam Steering Committee, leading to the failure to clearly identify the cause and take corrective measures.

The inspection team performed a manual match and determined that 2,997 exams were off-beat, causing 2,750 exams to have incorrect scores. There were 49 exams with errors in the scoring and entry process, of which 19 exams had incorrect scores compared to the published score sheet.

A total of 2,769 essay tests had incorrect scores, of which 1,368 tests had higher scores than the announced scores and 1,401 tests had lower scores than the announced scores.

A total of 1,589 candidates had incorrect total scores, of which 781 candidates had higher total review scores, and 808 candidates had lower total review scores than the announced scores...

The Thai Binh Provincial Inspectorate initially determined that the Head of the Exam Steering Committee and the Secretariat did not comply with regulations in the process of reviewing the essay test papers of the 10th grade entrance exam for Thai Binh Province High School, school year 2024-2025.

This led to the incorrect announcement of the total scores of 1,589 candidates, incorrect admission scores for the first round of 4/12 specialized classes and 11/29 admission councils of general high schools, and incorrect admission results of 510 candidates.

The Head of the Secretariat and the individuals involved in the Secretariat did not fully perform their responsibilities in performing their duties. The Head of the Exam Steering Committee was irresponsible, did not inspect, supervise, and did not promptly report to the Provincial People's Committee about unusual incidents, causing many parents and students to be upset.

Specifically, Mr. Nguyen Viet Hien, Director of the Department of Education and Training, is responsible as the head and Head of the Steering Committee for the 10th grade entrance exam in Thai Binh province for the 2024-2025 school year. Civil servants and officials of the Secretariat in performing assigned tasks and powers at the exam.

The Inspectorate of Thai Binh province recommended that the Department of Education and Training announce the exam results and organize the admission process according to regulations. The Department of Home Affairs advised to extend the suspension period for Mr. Nguyen Viet Hien, Director of the Department of Education and Training of the province, to continue serving the inspection work.

The People's Committee of Thai Binh province has also assigned the Provincial Inspectorate to continue clarifying the causes and responsibilities leading to violations of collectives and individuals in the recent exam and handle them in accordance with legal regulations.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/giam-doc-so-gd-dt-thai-binh-tiep-tuc-bi-dinh-chi-cong-tac-196240821115827685.htm