More than 1,600 Nghe An students are stuck in other provinces and cannot return to school.

According to statistics of the Department of Education and Training of Nghe An, although it has enterednew school year2021-2022, but up to now, there are still 1,641 students from primary to high school in the whole province who are stuck in the southern provinces and cannot return to school. Of which, there are 1,002 primary school students and 639 students from grades 6 to 12.

In Quy Hop district, starting from September 13, schools in 21 communes and towns have switched fromonline learningto direct. However, there are still 71 students from kindergarten to secondary school who are stuck in the South and have not been able to return to school. Of these, 24 are from kindergarten, 23 are from primary school and 17 are from secondary school. Therefore, the education sector is directing schools to teach both in-person and online for students.

Students at Quy Hop District Secondary School attend school in person. Photo: PV

Mr. Ho Binh Minh - Head of DepartmentEducation and TrainingQuy Hop district said: Through information from teachers and parents, it is known that these students only took advantage of the summer vacation to go out with their siblings or parents and still have the need to return to school, but due to the complicated developments of the epidemic in the southern provinces, many provinces are having to isolate society according to Directive 16, so they have not been able to return. The industry has also directed schools to teach both in-person and online for the students who have not been able to return, and at the same time continue to monitor and grasp the situation. When the students return and have completed the isolation, they will arrange tutoring and help them integrate later.

In Con Cuong district, up to now, there are still 129 students of all levels stuck, mainly in the South, unable to return to school. Of these, the highest number is still high school students with 70 students, and the remaining levels are 59 students.

Present at Muong Qua High School, located in Mon Son Commune, we learned that up to now, the school still has 63 students, mainly from Mon Son and Luc Da Communes, who have not been able to return to school. Of these, 34 are in grade 12 and 29 are in grade 11. Currently, the school is arranging 2 online classes to teach the students.

Ms. Ngan Thi Bich Ngoc - History teacher, Muong Qua High School (Con Cuong), participates in online teaching for 12th graders. Photo: Tien Dong

Mr. Dang Van Bang - Principal of Muong Qua High School said: To help students not lose knowledge, the school has organized 2 online classes, teachers also volunteered to teach them. In which, all 12th graders are arranged in 1 class led by Ms. Lu Thi Tinh, 11th graders are led by Ms. Lu Thi Tinh. These classes are determined by the school to be temporary, until all students return home and go back to school normally, they will be dissolved.

Ms. Ngan Thi Bich Ngoc - History teacher, participating in online teaching for 12th grade students shared: I am very happy that even though they are stuck in many provinces, when it is time for class, the students sit down to study very attentively and enthusiastically.

Luc Da Secondary School sent the students a certificate of student status for them to bring along and present on their way home. Photo: Tien Dong

At Luc Da Secondary School (Con Cuong), there are currently 8 students who have not returned to school, most of whom are in Binh Duong and Binh Phuoc provinces. Contacting Vi Anh Tuan, a 9th grader living in Tan Hop village, Luc Da commune, we learned that Tuan has been visiting his older siblings in Phuoc Binh commune, Phuoc Long district (Binh Phuoc) since May 29 and has not been able to return yet. Tuan's older siblings work for a cashew farm in Binh Phuoc, while his parents are at home and are very worried about his studies as he enters his final year of high school.

Mr. Vi Van Viet - Tuan's father said that the family is currently hoping that the buses will run again soon so that their children can go back to school. For now, the family can only rely on the teachers to tutor their children until they return home and then send them back to school.

In addition to the 8 students still stuck in the South, at Luc Da Secondary School, there is Luong Thi Quynh Thoa, a student of class 7A2, who is being quarantined at home because she came into contact with her parents who were being treated at Thai An Hospital (Vinh City), where a Covid-19 case was recently discovered. Photo: Tien Dong

Mr. Nguyen Van Hao - Principal of Luc Da Secondary School said: Currently, in addition to 1 student whose parents went to Thai An Hospital (Vinh City) for treatment and had direct contact with him, so he has to be quarantined at home, there are 8 students in the South who have not been able to return to school. The school has also assigned homeroom teachers to keep track of the list and organize online classes for the students to keep up with the program. When the students return and the quarantine period is over, they will gradually be tutored before returning to class.

Faced with the fact that there are still many students who cannot return to school, the Department has also sent a document to the Department of Education and Training of 62 provinces and cities nationwide, requesting that other units support and help Nghe An students during the time they are stuck due to the Covid-19 epidemic. In Nghe An, in the recent past, when many localities had to isolate society according to Directive 16, there were about 2,000 students in the provinces in quarantine areas who could not return to school. The Department has also planned to organize temporary study for them, to get acquainted if their families and students have a need. Particularly for Nghe An students who cannot return to school at present, the Department has also directed the Department of Education and Training of districts and affiliated units to closely monitor, organize online teaching, provide documents and lectures for them to help them grasp knowledge, so that after returning, they can catch up with the program immediately.

Mr. Thai Van Thanh - Director of Nghe An Department of Education and Training

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