On August 28, the Chairman of the People's Committee of Vinh Thuan District, Kien Giang Province issued a document requesting to stop the transfer of Thi Tran Secondary School in Vinh Dong 1 Quarter (old location) to Vinh Dong 2 Quarter (new location - PV). In the 2024-2025 school year, the school will still open and teach at the old location.

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Students continue to study at Thi Tran Secondary School in Vinh Dong 1 neighborhood. Photo: Tran Tuyen

This move came after the press reported that the principal of the above school arbitrarily sent people to move the school's desks, chairs, and equipment to a new location, more than 3km away from the old location.

At the press conference held earlier, Ms. Mai Thuy Oanh - Deputy Head of the District Education and Training Department affirmed that the school transfer was a policy, the District People's Committee had issued documents directing the implementation. However, in terms of procedures, the Department of Education and Training was still slow in implementing.

Ms. Oanh also admitted that the principal's arbitrarily transferring facilities without official instructions from the department and the district People's Committee was against regulations.

Vice Chairman of the District People's Committee Huynh Ngoc Nguyen said that the principal arbitrarily moved desks, chairs, and equipment because the school year was approaching and he was "impatient" about the students' learning conditions.

"We will handle the principal's mistakes according to the law," Mr. Nguyen affirmed.

The principal arbitrarily moved the school facilities because he was "impatient" with the students' learning conditions. The district leader said that because the school year was approaching, the principal was "impatient" with the students' learning conditions.