Handling the responsibility of local government leaders if traffic safety and order situations related to school age students become complicated in the area.

The situation of traffic order and safety among school-age children nationwide is complicated, with many incidents occurring.traffic accidentinvolving students causing serious consequences.

In Nghe An alone, from the beginning of 2023 to the beginning of 2024, there were 27 accidents involving students (aged 6 - 18 years old), killing 15 people, injuring 26 people, leaving tragic consequences for many families and society both in the short and long term.

There are many reasons for the above situation, including the fact that local authorities have not fully fulfilled their responsibilities in ensuring traffic order and safety in general and ensuring traffic safety for school-age children; the propaganda and education of traffic laws for school-age children have not received due attention; the coordination between families, schools and society is not close and responsible.

There are still many shortcomings in handling negative information on cyberspace. There are still many substandard contents, promoting violations, especially racing, weaving, and swerving... affecting school-age children but have not been handled promptly. There are still many shortcomings in traffic organization in some school areas but have not been overcome. The management of the quality of some types of vehicles and the transportation and pick-up of students is still not strict.

In the face of the above situation, in order to more drastically implement fundamental solutions to prevent and minimize traffic accidents related to school-age children, and strictly implement Directive No. 32/CT-TTg dated December 21, 2023 of the Prime Minister, on January 19, 2024, the People's Committee of Nghe An province issued Plan No. 53KH-UBND on strengthening traffic order and safety for school-age children in the new situation.

Thereby, 9 key tasks and solutions were proposed. In particular, the heads of government at all levels were required to be responsible for ensuring traffic order and safety in general andtraffic safety for school agein particular in the area. Consider and handle the responsibility of the head of the local government if the traffic order and safety situation related to school age becomes complicated in the area due to lack of leadership, direction, inspection, examination, supervision or inadequate implementation of responsibilities within the scope of management.

The Provincial People's Committee also requested that schools need to strengthen propaganda and dissemination of legal knowledge on traffic safety and traffic participation skills among students in many forms that are easy to understand, easy to absorb, and suitable for each region and area.

In addition, it is necessary to continue reviewing traffic organization and traffic infrastructure on routes with students in the area, building, replicating, and maintaining good models in ensuring traffic safety and order at schools; organizing the signing of commitments, including ensuring traffic safety and order for students as one of the annual competition assessment criteria for schools, school levels, and related units.

In addition, it is necessary to coordinate to regularly check the use of vehicles by students, increase patrols and inspections, and in cases of student violations, send notices to the school for appropriate handling and educational measures.

At the same time, strengthen state management of cyberspace, promptly prevent and block information that negatively impacts students, information that lacks standards, and promotes violations such as racing, weaving, and weaving...

Regarding this content, the province also assigned relevant departments and branches such as the Provincial Police, Department of Education and Training, Department of Finance, Department of Transport, Department of Information and Communications, People's Committees of districts, cities, towns and a number of other departments and branches depending on their tasks and functions to coordinate implementation./.