Minister Phung Xuan Nha proposed to "protect the honor and reputation of teachers"

The dispatch stated that, according to a quick report from the Long An Province Department of Education, on February 28, 2018, teacher Bui Thi Cam Nhung - Binh Chanh Primary School, Nhut Chanh Commune, Ben Luc District, Long An Province was forced by some parents to kneel down and apologize to the parents right at the school.

This incident has a negative impact on the school's educational activities, seriously affecting the self-respect and honor of teachers and the tradition of respecting teachers of our nation.

The Ministry of Education and Training requested the People's Committee of Long An province to direct the review, completion and strict implementation of the code of conduct for culture, building a safe, friendly and healthy environment in educational institutions; have solutions to protect the honor and reputation of teachers, contributing to the successful implementation of the cause of fundamental and comprehensive innovation of education and training in the locality in particular and the whole country in general.

Binh Chanh Primary School, where the incident occurred (Photo: vnn)

Previously, the BTTN teacher, a teacher of class 4/3, Binh Chanh Primary School (Nhat Chanh commune, Ben Luc district, Long An province) knelt down to apologize to the parents of the students, causing public outrage.

The incident originated from the reason that teacher N. punished students who violated the rules by making them kneel in front of the class, making them afraid to go to school.

Public opinion partly believes that teacher N.'s form of punishment for students is inappropriate and affects students' psychology.

However, most of the public expressed outrage at the parents' behavior, because after the incident, teacher N. apologized but the parents still forced her to kneel. Although teacher N. used inappropriate punishment on her students, no one has the right to treat teachers like that.

Discussing this incident, Mr. Hoang Duc Minh - Director of the Department of Teachers and Educational Managers - said: Immediately after receiving the information, Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha requested the Department of Teachers and Educational Managers to contact the facility directly to verify the information and promptly report to the Ministry so that timely handling measures can be taken.

The Minister's directive spirit is to do the right job for the right person; on the one hand, ensure that teachers comply with regulations; on the other hand, have a plan to protect the legitimate and legal rights of teachers if there is a form of treatment of teachers that is not in accordance with legal regulations, damaging the honor and reputation of teachers.