A district in Ho Chi Minh City requires teachers not to solicit parent funds.

(Dan Tri) - The school does not campaign and does not allow homeroom teachers to campaign, collect, or keep parents' funds.

This content was emphasized by the Department of Education and Training of Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City in the directive document on the implementation of funding sources for the Parents' Representative Board (CMHS) in accordance with Circular No. 55 of the Ministry of Education and Training.

Accordingly, the Department of Education and Training of Cu Chi district requested principals of schools in the area to strictly implement the contents related to the organization and operation of the Parents' Representative Board in accordance with the spirit of Circular No. 55.

An open letter from the Parents' Association calling on parents to contribute funds for a performance celebrating November 20th, costing nearly VND22 million, at a school in Ho Chi Minh City, has caused outrage (Photo: PH).

The Department of Education and Training of Cu Chi district requires schools to note that the budget of the Parents' Representative Board is entirely mobilized by the Representative Board from parents on a voluntary basis, without equalization, without setting standards, without the influence or control of the school.

This funding source is managed by the Parents' Representative Board, which decides on the form and level of spending in coordination with the school to carry out educational activities.

In particular, the school does not mobilize, does not allow homeroom teachers to mobilize, collect, or propose the Parents' Representative Board to set aside funds from the Representative Board to pay for school activities.

Regarding the operating costs of the Parents' Representative Board, the Cu Chi Department of Education and Training notes that it is necessary to comply with the provisions of Article 10 of Circular No. 55.

The contents of this regulation mentioned as the operating budget of the class Parents' Representative Board are obtained from the voluntary support of parents and other legal funding sources for the class Parents' Representative Board.

The operating budget of the school's Parents' Representative Board is taken from the operating budget of the class Parents' Representative Boards according to the recommendations of the plenary meeting of the class Parents' Representative Board Heads at the beginning of the school year and other legal funding sources for the school's Parents' Representative Board.

The operating budget of the Parents' Association is not used to pay for the following:

Protect school facilities; ensure school security; look after students' vehicles; clean classrooms; clean school;

Rewarding school administrators, teachers and staff; purchasing machinery, equipment and teaching aids for schools, classrooms or for school administrators, teachers and staff;

Support the management of teaching and educational activities; repair, upgrade and build new school facilities...

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