Rectifying the situation of illegal collection of fees by the Parents' Association Representative Board

On October 25, Mr. Nguyen Trong Hoan, Chief of Office of the Nghe An Department of Education and Training, said that the Department has asked schools to closely monitor the collection of the Parents' Association and check the association's revenue and expenditure plans to ensure that the collection is correct, the expenditure is sufficient, and the collection is not against regulations. The direction of the Nghe An Department of Education and Training was issued after many days of information about the Parents' Associations of some schools proposing many illegal collection fees, causing many parents to be upset.
Previously, on October 24, information appeared on social networks that the parents' association of a class in grade 8 of Ha Huy Tap Secondary School (Vinh City, Nghe An) mobilized parents in the class to pay 700,000 VND/student to buy uniforms and serve the group performance to celebrate Vietnamese Teachers' Day, November 20. During the implementation process, some parents in the class opposed this policy. The parent wrote: "I ask for permission for my child not to participate. In 3 years of school, this is the first time I have commented because the amount of money spent is too high. There are families with many children going to school, and at the beginning of the year they have collected many other fees, spending 700,000 VND on this is a bit much." However, despite giving a reason, the association representative still reiterated the policy and hoped that parents would "try a little harder".
In response to this incident, on the afternoon of October 24, Ha Huy Tap Secondary School held a meeting with the class's parent association and requested an immediate halt to the implementation of illegal collection fees. Ms. Ha Le Hoa Binh , the school's principal, said that the school had disciplined the homeroom teacher and the parent representative committee regarding their working methods. This policy has just been implemented, so the class has not yet implemented the collection.

Some illegal fees were collected by the Parents' Association of grade 8, Ha Huy Tap Secondary School to serve the art performance.

Previously, at Quynh Luu 2 High School, Quynh Luu District, the school's Parents' Association announced a list of revenues and expenditures of the Association in the 2022-2023 school year. In particular, there are many expenditures that are not in accordance with the guidance of Circular 55 such as expenses for the High School Graduation Exam, expenses for buying gifts for holidays such as November 20, March 8... The total revenues and expenditures of the school's Parents' Association are nearly 200 million VND.
Nghe An Department of Education and Training added that all revenues and expenditures of the Parents' Association in the class and at school must be inspected and supervised by the school's Board of Directors. Avoid collecting and spending incorrectly according to regulations. Revenues and expenditures must have a specific plan based on the consensus and agreement of parents in the class and at school to avoid creating negative public opinion in society. In the past time, the Department of Education and Training has organized many delegations to inspect the comprehensive operations of schools, including the collection and expenditure of operating expenses of the Parents' Association in a number of schools in the districts of Quynh Luu, Yen Thanh, Thanh Chuong, Hoang Mai town... At the inspections, the Department's leaders also required the units to comply with the approved plan for the Parents' Association's activities at the beginning of the school year. In the coming time, the Department will continue to conduct inspections on this content and strictly handle the Principals of educational institutions that collect and spend money in violation of regulations.

PHAM NGAN

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