Don't let students be 'afraid' of school toilets

The Department of Education and Training (DoET) of Ca Mau province has a project to build and repair school toilets by 2027. According to statistics, the whole province currently has 839 toilets that need to be built or renovated, of which 188 toilets will be built and 651 toilets will be repaired.

The investment cost for each new toilet is about 350 million VND and 175 million VND for repairs, total capital of nearly 180 billion VND, from the budget.

Toilets in some schools in Ca Mau province were built long ago and are now degraded, not meeting hygiene requirements, affecting the health and psychology of students and teachers.

The Department of Education and Training of Ca Mau province said that in recent years, although the school system has been gradually upgraded, the physical facilities, especially the toilets that were built a long time ago, have seriously degraded, not ensuring hygiene requirements, directly affecting the health and psychology of students and teachers.

According to the Department of Education and Training, after implementing the policy of merging separate schools, the density of students per class increased, causing some restrooms to become overloaded and unable to meet usage needs.

“Construction and renovation of school toilets is an essential and urgent need to ensure a safe, friendly, green, clean and beautiful learning environment, in accordance with current standards,” the Department of Education and Training of Ca Mau province determined.

At Thuan Hoa Primary School (Tan Thuan Commune, Ca Mau Province), there are currently more than 300 students but only 2 toilets. Due to long-term investment, everything is degraded, the walls are moldy, water leaks, lack of light, etc., so very few students use them. This is also a concern of the school.

Mr. Tieu Hoang Khoi - Principal of Thuan Hoa Primary School said that after consolidating the odd points, the number of students in the school increased to more than 100 students, so the toilets could not meet the demand and were degraded. Implementing the policy of the Provincial People's Committee, the school was very happy to upgrade 1 toilet and build 1 new toilet.

In fact, many school toilets have seriously degraded and no longer ensure sanitary conditions, affecting the health and psychology of students and teachers.

Toilets in Tan Thuan commune are being upgraded, solving the problem of students' reluctance to go to the toilet.

Mr. Pham Thanh Duy - Vice Chairman of Tan Thuan Commune People's Committee said that this is a very meaningful program because it solves the current difficulties of schools in meeting the needs of students going to the toilet. The commune will direct schools to maintain and repair regularly for long-term use, meeting the needs of students.