Parents complain that the representative board collects equal fees, what does the principal say?

In a message sent to parents of students in the class group, the parent representative board of class 2/9, Vo Thi Sau Primary School (District 7, Ho Chi Minh City) wrote: "The representative board has completed the coordination with the school, now we can proceed to contribute and sponsor operating expenses for the children according to Article 10, Circular 55. The representative board calls on parents to join hands to contribute, join hands and unite for the children."

Next is information about the contribution, which according to parents is equal: "According to the agreement of all parents in the meeting on October 2, we will contribute an estimated 1 million (VND-NV)/year. It can be paid once or divided into 2 times."

At the same time, the Parents' Association also built a budget of 47 million VND, including the estimated budget for gratitude to homeroom teachers, subject teachers, and nannies on major holidays such as October 20, November 20, New Year's Day, Lunar New Year, March 8, and the end of the school year; Expenses for activities such as printing paper, ink, air conditioning, end-of-term parties, year-end parties, year-end learning gifts, book purchases, classroom decoration, etc.

Parents of students at Vo Thi Sau Primary School waiting to pick up their children on the afternoon of October 17.

Principal requests refund and commitment

Speaking to Thanh Nien Newspaper reporter, Mr. Phan Thanh Phong, Principal of Vo Thi Sau Primary School (District 7), said that in the parent-teacher meeting at the beginning of the school year, the school requested that classes not mobilize any class or school funds and that homeroom teachers were responsible for implementing Circular 55 on the charter of the parent-teacher association to parents. The meeting minutes of 52 classes all recorded the implementation of the school's request.

Therefore, as soon as he received the press's feedback on the morning of October 17, Mr. Phong said he had summoned the parents' representative board and the homeroom teacher of class 2/9. The parents' representative board of class 2/9 admitted to calling on parents to contribute funds and to build a budget that included expenses such as expenses for teachers, nannies and classroom repairs as provided by the parents.

"What happened is very unfortunate. I have asked the Parent Council of Class 2/9 to refund the contributions from the parents. At the same time, I have reviewed the classes and asked the class representatives to make a commitment to the school to comply with the regulations of the Parent Council as stipulated in Circular 55."

The Parents' Association apologizes to the school and homeroom teacher.

Also in the working session with Thanh Nien Newspaper reporters on the afternoon of October 17, in addition to the board of directors of Vo Thi Sau Primary School, there were also members of the parent representative board of class 2/9.

At the meeting, a member of the Parent Representative Board of Class 2/9 affirmed that the school board and homeroom teacher had thoroughly informed and reminded them about the regulations of the Parent Representative Board's activities. In addition, the parents of the students in the class wanted to have activities, create a playground, and a living space in the class, so they called for contributions. "However, during the discussion with the parents of the students in the Zalo group, the call for words did not reflect the voluntary spirit of Circular 55. This is also a lesson learned. We apologize to the school and the homeroom teacher," said the representative.

A parent of the parent representative board said: "We just sent this appeal in the Zalo group 2 days ago and have not received any comments from parents to explain. 35/41 parents have contributed a total of about 20 million VND and have not used it for any of the budget items. Therefore, when we received feedback from the press, we were quite 'shocked'. The representative board admitted to the mistake in communicating information in the parent group. We will refund the money to the parents who contributed after this afternoon."

During the meeting, the Principal of Vo Thi Sau Primary School asked the board of representatives to learn from their experiences and consider carefully when implementing their work. "As the principal, I myself am also responsible and will be more strict in my work," said Mr. Phong.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tphcm-phu-huynh-phan-anh-ban-dai-dien-thu-tien-cao-bang-hieu-truong-noi-gi-18524101722590389.htm