Children in Van Ha village (Quang Son - Do Luong) must have access to school.

(Baonghean.vn) -Regarding the situation where 48 students from Van Ha village, Quang Son commune, Do Luong district have not been able to attend school for over a year, on the afternoon of October 7th in Vinh City, Comrade Ho Duc Phoc - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee - held a dialogue with 5 residents of Van Ha village (including 3 parents and 2 people who are the maternal grandfather and uncle whose children and grandchildren have not yet attended school).

Attending the dialogue were Comrade Dinh Thi Le Thanh, Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; representatives from the Department of Education and Training, Do Luong district, and a number of relevant departments and agencies.

Overview of the dialogue session

During the dialogue, five villagers from Van Ha successively spoke, citing unjustified reasons for not sending their children to school in protest against the merger of the smaller school branches into the main school. These reasons included long distances, children's poor health, parents being busy with work and lacking money for gasoline to transport their children to school, and economic difficulties preventing them from paying for their children's boarding school programs.

Video clip of Mr. Nguyen Hong Hanh from Van Ha village giving a speech:

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Video clip of Comrade Nguyen Thi Kim Chi - Director of the Department of Education and Training giving a speech:

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Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Dinh Thi Le Thanh delivered a speech.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Chi - Director of the Department of Education and Training, spoke at the dialogue session.

Speaking at the dialogue, representatives from the Provincial People's Committee and the Department of Education and Training once again provided specific answers regarding the policy, process, and reasons for the merger, as well as the efforts made by all levels of government and the education sector in recent times to support parents and create conditions for students from Van Ha village to attend school. They also urged some parents and residents of Van Ha village to agree with the merger policy for the future of their children, ensuring the right to education – one of the most fundamental rights of children protected by law.

Video clip of Mr. Tran Van Toan from Van Ha village giving a speech:

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Video clip of Ms. Hoang Thi Phuong from Van Ha village giving a speech:

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Video clip of Comrade Nguyen Thi Kim Chi - Director of the Department of Education and Training giving a speech:

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Mr. Nguyen Ham Phuong from Hamlet 8, Van Ha Village, whose nephew (who calls him uncle) hasn't started school yet, expressed his opinion.

After listening to the opinions and discussions at the dialogue, Provincial Party Secretary Ho Duc Phoc concluded: The policy of merging the Van Ha branch school into the main Quang Son Primary School to develop comprehensive education is entirely correct and consistent with the provincial and local school network planning. The Provincial Party Secretary requested that parents in Van Ha village take responsibility for cooperating with the school and the community in ensuring their children have access to education.

Video clip of Mr. Nguyen Ham Phuong from Van Ha village giving a speech:

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Video clip of Ms. Hoang Thi Hoa from Van Ha village giving a speech:

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Video clip of Comrade Nguyen Thi Kim Chi giving a speech:

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Regarding some of the difficulties raised by parents in Van Ha village, the Provincial Party Secretary instructed the local government, the Education sector, and relevant departments at all levels to continue implementing solutions to support transportation, boarding school, tutoring, and transportation assistance for children whose parents are busy and unable to take them to school. At the same time, he instructed the police force to investigate, clarify, and strictly punish those who incite or instigate actions to prevent children from attending school and those who engage in acts of vandalism against citizens' property (burning straw, destroying rice crops, etc.) in accordance with the law.

Video clip of Comrade Dinh Thi Le Thanh - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee giving a speech:

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It is evident that the authorities and organizations at all levels have created the best possible conditions for students in Van Ha village to return to school as soon as possible. All necessary conditions regarding school buildings, teachers, roads, transportation, and boarding facilities have been met. Therefore, there is no longer any reason for parents in Van Ha village to refuse to fulfill their responsibilities and obligations as parents: to agree to their children returning to school. Those who incite and encourage preventing students from attending school, hindering the comprehensive development of children and affecting security and order in the area, will sooner or later receive appropriate punishment for their unethical and illegal actions.

Video clip of the concluding remarks by Comrade Ho Duc Phoc - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee:

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At this point, all the conditions for the children of Van Ha village to attend school are ready, and no one, for any reason whatsoever, can prevent them from exercising their right to education.

News and photos:K.Ly- D.Tuan