The scandal at Nguyen Van Triet Primary School: The school apologizes to parents

(NLDO)- Nguyen Van Triet Primary School officially apologizes to parents about a number of related issues.

On September 19, Nguyen Van Triet Primary School (Linh Xuan Ward, Ho Chi Minh City) officially sent a notice to parents about some information related to the timetable and suspected food poisoning in the school lunch.

Accordingly, in the meeting between the school and the representative board of the branch president and the representative of the parents of grade 1, regarding the curriculum and timetable, the school agreed with the parents' opinions and will adjust the timetable according to the latest document of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City. Specifically, regarding the study time, it will be 4 periods in the morning and 3 periods in the afternoon. The morning class will end no earlier than 10:30 am and the afternoon class will end no earlier than 4 pm and no later than 5 pm.

After the regular school time, children will study at the club based on voluntary registration by their parents.

Nguyen Van Triet Primary School reports the incident

Regarding the students eating meals cooked at school on September 5: The school would like to receive comments and accept the shortcomings of not promptly informing parents. The school would like to inform that the company providing meals has signed a contract with the school for many years and has a license and complete documents, specifically Quang Minh Import-Export Investment and Business Company Limited (due to the company's needs, from the beginning of 2025, the company changed its name from Minh Quang Import-Export Investment and Business Company Limited to Quang Minh Import-Export Investment and Business Company Limited).

Regarding the test results of the food samples stored at the boarding school on September 5, there were no problems, all were negative for bacteria and mold strains (test results attached). However, the school will learn from experience and strictly control the process of receiving, processing, serving...

The school is deeply aware of its responsibility and would like to sincerely apologize to parents and students for this unexpected incident. At the same time, the school commits to: Strengthening supervision of food processing, preservation and transportation processes to ensure absolute food safety and hygiene. Closely coordinating with catering units to improve meal quality, ensuring nutrition, safety and hygiene. Providing transparent information about menus, food origins, and inspection processes. Supporting and sharing with parents and students affected in the recent past. The school hopes to continue to receive support and sharing from parents so that boarding activities can be increasingly improved, safe, and truly a reliable support for students.

"Through the above two incidents, the school would like to apologize for the late information to parents. The school will try to fix it and will have a plan to invite parents of each class to come to school to eat with the students to better understand the organization and quality of the school's lunch. Regarding the timetable, the school will complete it and send it to parents in the near future" - the announcement clearly stated.

Previously, as reported by the Lao Dong Newspaper, after the school lunch (5-9), some students at Nguyen Van Triet Primary School had stomach aches and diarrhea. The school later verified and compiled that 74/1,763 boarding students in 14/45 classes had symptoms of stomach aches, of which 71 students were monitored at home, 3 students were taken to the hospital by their families for monitoring, with symptoms such as nausea, stomach aches, and fatigue.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/vu-lum-xum-o-truong-tieu-hoc-nguyen-van-triet-nha-truong-xin-loi-phu-huynh-196250919211649672.htm