Clarifying the incident of a 5-year-old child being "rejected" by the school because of a debt of nearly 40 million in tuition fees in Nghe An

Vinh City Department of Education is investigating and clarifying the matter.

Previously, on the afternoon of April 5, Nguyen BT's family (Le Mao ward - Vinh city) received a notice from ABC Kindergarten about late tuition payment. Specifically, according to the school's notice, during the 2018-2019 school year and from February to April 2019, Nguyen B. T's parents had not paid for meals and tuition with a total amount of 39,845,000 VND.

ABC Kindergarten - where the incident occurred. Photo: PV

Following the school's regulations, the school's principal, Mr. Le Thanh Son, "requested Nguyen BT's parents to come to the school office to resolve the matter." At the same time, he requested the parents: "Starting tomorrow, April 6, 2019, we will stop accepting and teaching BT."

Regarding this incident, we talked with Ms. Nguyen Thi Huyen Trang - Nguyen BT's aunt - who directly posted the family's information on her personal Facebook page.

She said: Yesterday morning (April 8), I went to school to pay the tuition for April and May 2019 for my child, but the school principal refused and asked to meet the child's father to resolve the issue. I am an uncle, I don't know what the specific problem is, but I asked the school to create conditions for my child to go to school because he is 5 years old this year, and the school year will end in only 2 months, my request was not accepted.

Because she was so upset, that same afternoon, the child's grandmother went to the school and asked to meet the school leaders, but the reason for the incident was still not clearly explained.

Notice from ABC Kindergarten regarding parents' tuition debt. Photo: PV

Speaking more about the debt of nearly 40 million that the school asked Nguyen BT's parents to pay, Ms. Trang said: Our family was very surprised because there is no school that allows parents to owe money for more than 10 months without any comments during this time... Along with her explanation, Ms. Trang showed us the book recording the child's meal receipts for January, February, and March. In which, the most recent book for March has the full signature of the school accountant.

Talking to Nghe An Newspaper, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Trung, T's father, said: "Previously, the son of the owner of ABC Kindergarten owed me a sum of 40 million VND. Later, because he went to work far away, his mother (the owner of ABC Kindergarten) agreed to gradually deduct the tuition and food expenses of T. every month. Due to family circumstances, T. had to live with his grandmother, so I did not directly monitor his contact book every month. But now, suddenly I see that I am being asked to pay the debt."

Student meal money book provided by family. Photo: PV

In addition to sending a notice of nearly 40 million VND in tuition debt and "stopping teaching" the child, causing a lot of controversy on social networks, many people were also upset with the behavior of the school's leaders when a Facebook user named Ha Son commented on information that defamed the child. According to the information on Ha Son's personal page, this person works at ABC Montessori Kindergarten.

The comments of Facebook page owner Ha Son made many people angry.

Mr. Tran The Son - Head of the Preschool Education Department - Department of Education and Training said: After receiving the information, the Department assigned the Vinh City Department of Education and Training to investigate the matter. The industry's viewpoint is to first ensure the rights of children and to be careful in handling the matter so as not to harm the policy of investing in non-public preschools. The matter of right or wrong, whether there is any mistake, will be compared with the documents, seals and signatures to handle according to the provisions of law.

"However, it is not appropriate for schools to argue and "win or lose" with parents on social networks like that," Mr. Tran The Son shared.

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