Vinh City: Be alert to the appearance of strangers luring students
(Baonghean.vn) - Information about the child seduction incident has been spread by some teachers and parents in the past few days in Vinh city. Faced with this reality, the city's Department of Education and Training has reported to the police for verification.
Previously, in the past 2 days on class groups, many parents shared a number of messages with warning content.
Specifically, a parent whose child is studying at Ben Thuy Primary School wrote on social media: "My daughter went home from extra classes, because the teacher's house was a short distance away, I let her go by herself. When she was leaving, two strange men drove a car with a covered license plate, coaxed her, gave her candy and said let me take her across the street...".
According to the post, when seeing a stranger, this student reacted, saying that he could go home by himself. However,The strange man still pulled his friend's hand along.After the student screamed, the two men ran away.
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The incident occurred at Hong Son Primary School. Immediately afterwards, the school informed the entire school and reminded students to improve their skills in dealing with strangers. Photo: NTCC |
Similarly, at Hong Son Elementary School, a parent wrote that a stranger gave her a lollipop and coaxed her to “cross the street so dad can pick her up.” In another case, she was given a soft drink. When discovered, she ran away.
Through discussion, teacher Nguyen Thi Phuong Lien - Principal of Hong Son Primary School admitted the above incident. The two students who were given candy and soft drinks by the stranger were both students in class 3D and the incidenttook place on two different days. Immediately after receiving the information, the school principal sent a message to the class groups, asking parents and students to be vigilant to avoid unfortunate situations.
According to Ms. Hoang Thi Phuong Thao - Head of the Department of Education and Training of Vinh City: currently, there are 3 schools reporting to the department about similar incidents: Hong Son Primary School,Hung Binh and Primary SchoolBen Thuy. As soon as this phenomenon occurred, although the subject, motive and purpose were not yet determined, the Department reported it to the Police.Vinh cityto find out the cause and inform the public. At the same time, the Department also requested all schools in the areaThe city raised vigilance and informed all parents of students to avoid unfortunate incidents.
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Parent's message about the incident at Ben Thuy Primary School. Photo: MH |
Regarding the above incident, on the morning of March 21, the Department of Education and Training sent a written report to the Department of Education and Training about the information about the situation of insecurity and safety at schools in Vinh city.
The document clearly states that in the past 3 days, in Vinh city, there have beeninformation at someelementary school appearedSome bad guys have strange behavior: giving gifts, inviting some students, claiming to be family members, representing parents and grandparents to pick up their children, causing a stir in public opinion, creating confusion for students and parents.
Immediately after receiving the information, the leaders of the Department of Education and Training directly directed schools to grasp the incident, report information through homeroom teachers, and directed schools to coordinate with the police force to investigate and verify the incident.
The Department has also directed schools to organize dissemination so that all staff, teachers and students understand and strictly implement the directives of superiors on strengthening crime prevention, security and school safety. Tighten and control people entering and leaving the office to work, and pick up and drop off children on time.
In addition, direct schools to strengthen propaganda, dissemination and legal education on skills to guard against strangers and self-protection in case of danger for students; be vigilant, promptly detect, combat and prevent acts of luring cadres, teachers, staff and students through websites and directly by sophisticated tricks such as: impersonating law enforcement agencies, relatives, school principals and homeroom teachers.
The Department also recommends that schools proactively coordinate with local organizations, authorities, and unions when situations arise, and promptly report to the Department's leaders at each level for timely coordination and handling.