Mr. Ho Tuan Anh, Principal of Quynh Phuong Secondary School (Hoang Mai Town, Nghe An) shared that he could not hold back his tears when he witnessed the image of a miserable man asking to meet him in the pouring rain to submit a tuition exemption application for his children. This man introduced himself as the uncle of two students studying at the school. The children's mother was taking care of her husband in the hospital so she could not bring the application in person.

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Quynh Phuong Secondary School, Hoang Mai town, Nghe An province.

In the application for confirmation of difficult circumstances, the mother wrote that her husband, 37 years old, had recently suffered an unfortunate work accident that resulted in a spinal injury and required emergency treatment. He is currently completely paralyzed and is still being treated at Vinh City General Hospital, Nghe An Province.

“Since the day the children’s father had an accident, I have had to stay in the hospital to take care of him, so I have not been able to work. Currently, the cost of my husband’s treatment is very high, and the family has had to borrow money. I cannot work, so the economy is very difficult,” the mother wrote, hoping that the school would consider reducing tuition and other fees for her two children.

After determining that this was the situation of two students in his school (the older sister was in 8th grade, the younger sister was in 6th grade), while their families did not enjoy the poor/near-poor household policy, Mr. Tuan Anh told the homeroom teachers not to urge contributions for the two students for now.

“I think if they do not receive timely support from the school and philanthropists, they will have a very difficult time and may even be at risk of dropping out of school,” Mr. Tuan Anh shared.

Sympathizing with the situation of the two students, Mr. Tuan Anh took to Facebook to call for support for tuition fees, insurance money... for the children.

“For now, I only ask for two health insurance premiums for the two sisters. The school will gradually cover all other tuition fees,” the principal wrote.

Mr. Tuan Anh said that not long after he posted, someone expressed their desire to support the students with health insurance. After that, a former student of his also contacted him to help two students with two tuition fees for this school year.

“This is a small but necessary and urgent action to encourage the spirit of students and mothers who are still devotedly taking care of their husbands every day. I would like to thank the teachers and students of the school for sharing their difficulties. I just hope that the students will try to overcome the difficulties to continue studying,” said Mr. Tuan Anh.

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