Parents feel sorry for students sitting on broken chairs, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City orders to buy new ones immediately

Due to the large number of students, Vinh Tan Primary School (HCMC) had to use 4 temporary classrooms with damaged desks and chairs, causing parents to react. HCMC Chairman Nguyen Van Duoc ordered that new desks and chairs must be purchased within 1 day.

On September 22, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Nguyen Van Duoc directed a review of school facilities. Mr. Duoc's direction came from the context of parents of Vinh Tan Primary School (Vinh Tan Ward, Ho Chi Minh City - Ben Cat area - old Binh Duong ) reporting the state of the school's desks and chairs being degraded and damaged.

The reason is that after the merger, the number of students increased, forcing the school to use old desks and chairs for students to study.

Mr. Duoc requested the Department of Education and Training to preside over and coordinate with the Department of Finance to urgently coordinate and arrange for replacement desks, chairs and necessary equipment to ensure safe and adequate learning conditions for students. Complete and report the implementation results to the City People's Committee before September 23.

Damaged desks and chairs at Vinh Tan Primary School. Photo: Tien Phong Newspaper

People's Committees of wards, communes and special zones shall proactively arrange and advance funds from local budgets according to regulations to immediately repair serious damages, ensuring safety for students and teachers; review and immediately report schools at risk of insecurity and degraded classrooms to the Department of Education and Training before September 25.

The Department of Education and Training urgently presides over and coordinates with the People's Committees of wards, communes, and special zones to conduct a general review of facilities and teaching equipment at all public schools; classify the level of damage and degradation, advise on overall treatment plans, including urgent repairs and new investment plans in areas with rapid population growth, to avoid overload, and submit to the City People's Committee before September 30.

The Department of Finance coordinates with the Department of Education and Training to advise the City People's Committee on the plan to allocate funds and arrange capital to repair, upgrade, and build new school facilities in the period of 2025 - 2030 according to regulations.

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