The case of cutting down two ancient mahogany trees in Nghe An: The principal apologized and took full responsibility.

Regarding the incident of two decades-old rosewood trees being cut down at Nghi Loc 2 High School, yesterday afternoon (June 3), a working group from the Nghe An Department of Education and Training also had a working session with the school's Board of Directors.

Through understanding the incident, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Ha - Chief Inspector of the Department said: According to the report on the tree trimming process of the school, we found that the implementation process was not in accordance with the spirit of the Department's instructions. The school principal also had shortcomings in the implementation process such as not going through the Party Committee and teachers in the school, not consulting with experts.

After the incident, the delegation also requested the School Council to meet, review and review the responsibilities of each individual involved. At the same time, they requested the school to soon find a solution to maintain and restore the two rosewood trees after cutting off part of the branches...

The image of the mahogany tree is associated with the memories of many generations of students in the school. Photo taken in 2010 on the school's Facebook.

Speaking further with Nghe An Newspaper, Ms. Dang Thi Hien - Principal of Nghi Loc 2 High School said: The purpose of cutting down half of the two trees is to implement the previous instructions of the Department of Education and Training to ensure the safety of students. "Previously, some branches were also broken, making the school very worried," Ms. Hien said.

However, the school principal admitted that during the process of pruning the tree branches, because the crane was low and climbing to the top of a tall tree would be dangerous, too much pruning was done, seriously affecting the shape of the tree, "losing its aesthetic and symbolic value". The school principal added that he himself had made mistakes by not consulting the school council and teachers, causing negative impacts on two trees that are many years old and associated with the memories of many generations of teachers and students of the school.

The school principal's sharing after the incident of pruning 2 mahogany trees. Photo: PV

After the incident, on the school's Facebook page, the school principal wrote: "I am truly sorry and apologize to generations of teachers, students and everyone interested in Nghi Loc 2 School". At the same time, the principal also "took responsibility for himself" and saw that "it is necessary to learn from experience in the direction and implementation process, there needs to be a unified discussion within the Party Committee, leadership and if necessary, consult with experts for support".

Two mahogany trees after being pruned. Photo: PV.

It is known that after this incident, Nghi Loc 2 High School also invited technicians from the Green Tree Company to inspect, survey and provide measures to restore the trees on the school campus./.