Does the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training require the arrest and review of teachers who teach extra classes?

At noon on November 8, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training officially responded to Thanh Nien Newspaper reporters about the message spread on social media about the department asking schools to "arrest and review the behavior" of teachers who teach extra classes.

Image of text message about instructions related to giving teachers extra lessons is going viral

structured, on social networks, images of the text message directing the issue of extra teaching and learning from the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City to the Department of Education and Training of Thu Duc City and districts have been spread with the following content:

The Department of Education and Training requests that the Departments of Education and Training report on the situation of primary and secondary schools according to the following specific requirements:

1. Closely monitor the area of ​​each task, catch and review the behavior of teachers teaching after hours with specific evidence of which school, where, location at the time, make a report to the Department of Education and Training.

2. Review the situation of extra teaching and learning in the area.

Statistical reports and reports on tutoring situations should be sent by email to the Department of PrimaryEducation and the Department of Secondary Education before 9:00 am on November 30 for synthesis and reporting to the City People's Committee.

Before the information about the above-mentioned message spread, many teachers expressed their indignation at the direction to "closely monitor the area of ​​each task, arrest and review the behavior of teachers after hours with specific evidence of which school, where, location at the time, make a report to the Department of Education and Training" and said: The authorities have the responsibility to monitor, manage, and inspect, any teacher who violates the regulations will be strictly punished, why "arrest" teachers to teach extra classes. Such a direction causes harm to teachers.

Regarding the above information, Thanh Nien Newspaper reporters discussed directly with the leaders of the Department of Education and Training and Mr. Ho Tan Minh, Chief of Office of the Department of Education and Training, officially responded as follows:

Currently, on social networks, there is information about the Department of Education and Training's directive regarding extra teaching and learning. The Department of Education and Training officially announced that this is a fake message that is capable of collecting information against regulations. The Department of Education and Training has transferred information about the fake message impersonating the Department of Education and Training to the City Police to verify the incident.

The Department of Education and Training requests that schools and teachers do not provide information about the fake messages that are being circulated. At the same time, schools or teachers with specific information about the above messages should report to the Department of Education and Training so that the Department can provide it to the police for handling according to regulations.

The Chief of Office of the Department of Education and Training also emphasized that when there is direction, the Department of Education and Training will issue administrative documents according to regulations.

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