Director of Nghe An Department of Education and Training directly went to verify the case of female student being beaten by a group

On the morning of April 2, Mr. Thai Van Thanh - Director of the Department of Education and Training of Nghe An province (GD&DT) led a working group of the Department to directly visit the schools where female students participated in the fight that occurred 2 days ago. Before working with the school, the group also met with leaders of Dien Chau district and professional departments to hear reports on the incident.

Lieutenant Colonel Dau Cong Huong - Deputy Chief of Dien Chau District Police said that the police are currently taking statements from a number of witnesses and related people to have a basis for handling. "Yesterday, the police invited the parents and students involved in this incident to come up for statements," Mr. Huong said, adding that the police have initially determined the cause of the incident.

Police took statements from witnesses of the incident. Photo: Tien Hung

Accordingly, Ho Thi Phuong Th. (class 7B), is a neighbor of Tran Thi Huyen Tr. (class 8A). Both are studying at Dien Hung Secondary School. Recently, Phuong Th. heard rumors that Huyen Tr. was pregnant, so she went home and told her mother. Phuong Th.'s mother then continued to tell her neighbors about this information.

Believing that Phuong Th. was deliberately spreading bad news about her, on the afternoon of March 31, Huyen Tr. called four female students of class 8B of Dien Kim Secondary School to go find her to "talk". At the casuarina beach by the sea, the group forced female student Phuong Th. to kneel and apologize, then took turns slapping her.

The working delegation of the Department of Education and Training worked with the leaders of Dien Chau district. Photo: Tien Hung

The incident was filmed by one of the female students, posted on social media, and sent to friends.

Mr. Nguyen Van Thuy - Principal of Dien Hung Secondary School said that early in the morning of April 1, the victim's mother went to school to report that her child was beaten by a group of students. Upon receiving the information, the school also reported the incident to Dien Hung Commune Police for investigation and handling.

Meanwhile, the homeroom teacher of class 8B (Dien Hung Secondary School), the class of Tran Thi Huyen Tr., said that this female student has good academic performance and is well-behaved.

Similarly, the female homeroom teacher of class 8B - Dien Kim Secondary School (where the 4 female students involved in the incident) also said that these students have always been very well-behaved.

After the incident, the parents of the five students visited the victim's family and apologized. The victim's parents later sympathized and admitted that they were partly at fault for the incident.

Mr. Thai Van Thanh works with the Board of Directors of related schools. Photo: Tien Hung

“This is a regrettable incident. As the head of the provincial education sector, I first accept responsibility for this incident. However, the head of the district education department, the principal and the homeroom teacher must also take responsibility,” said Mr. Thai Van Thanh after thoroughly questioning the principals, homeroom teachers and those involved.

The Director of the Nghe An Department of Education and Training also directed the school's Disciplinary Council to urgently meet to make a decision on disciplining these female students. Quickly stabilize the situation so that they can continue their studies. "The point of view is to handle it strictly, not to defend or cover up anyone. But after handling it, the school must also have skillful measures to educate the students to become good students," said Mr. Thanh.

Earlier, on the morning of April 1, a clip appeared on social media recording a group of female students beating up a friend. In the clip, the group of female students continuously cursed, forced the friend to kneel down and apologize, and then slapped her in the face despite the beaten girl crying and apologizing.