Temporarily suspend the merger of 2 branches of Trung Phuc Cuong 2 Primary School

This afternoon (September 11), Mr. Nguyen Trong Hoan - Chief of Office of the Department of Education and Training said that the Department has received a petition from parents of students at branch 2 proposing not to merge branch 2 (in Quang Xa hamlet, Thien Nhan commune) on the grounds that the distance to school is far, potentially posing a risk to student safety. Considering that in the current context, the whole country is focusing on implementing the 2-level local government model, to ensure stability and create favorable conditions for the implementation of the new government model, the Department requested the People's Committee of Thien Nhan commune to direct Trung Phuc Cuong 2 Primary School to temporarily suspend the merger of branch 2 into branch 1.

At the same time, the People's Committee of the commune is requested to continue to direct the school to prepare facilities and other necessary conditions, and continue to propagate and mobilize parents. The merger will be carried out when receiving the consensus of all parents of students of branch 2.

Previously, since the start of the new school year, parents of more than 100 students of Trung Phuc Cuong 2 Primary School, branch 2 located in Quang Xa hamlet, did not let their children study at branch 1 (main campus) in Duong Pho hamlet. According to local residents, their biggest concern when transferring their children to the main campus is travel safety. Because the road from Nam Phuc to the main campus passes through Cau Coi intersection, there are many trucks passing by and there have been accidents. Students going to school on this road are at risk, while many of them have parents who work far away and do not have time to pick them up, and their grandparents are old and weak.

On the school side, Ms. Le Thi Lan - Principal of the school said that the policy of merging the satellite schools into the main school was put forward since this school year. The purpose is to improve the quality of teaching, focus on investment and effectively use resources so that students can study in a concentrated environment, with better equipment and facilities.

During the merger process, the school reported early to the Thien Nhan commune government, prepared a report and organized a parent meeting to announce the school's policy. However, the implementation process did not receive consensus from the people. Therefore, after the opening day, only nearly half of the students in branch 2 attended the main school.

Immediately after issuing the document, Mr. Nguyen Trong Hoan - Chief of Office of the Department of Education and Training said:mergerTransferring satellite schools to main schools is completely correct, but it needs to be appropriate and timely.

However, during the merger process, it is necessary to actively propagate and inform so that people and parents of students can clearly understand the policies of the locality and school, and the benefits of students when studying in schools with spacious and modern facilities.

For Trung Phuc Cuong 2 Primary School, in the coming time, the school needs to continue to propagate, mobilize, and explain to parents about the merger policy, assigning responsibility to each teacher to participate. At the same time, coordinate with local authorities to improve facilities and organize boarding for students at the main school.

My Ha