Preventing school violence: Requires coordination between school, family and society

(Chinhphu.vn) - School violence, especially in cyberspace, is a concern not only for the education sector. At the question-and-answer session on the morning of June 20, straightforward questions from National Assembly delegates showed society's expectations for a safe and humane learning environment. However, as Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son shared: schools cannot be isolated oases in a turbulent society. To build a generation of compassionate and loving students, the three pillars of education - school, family and society - need to work together more strongly than ever.

Delegate Nguyen Minh Tam (Quang Binh) questions the Minister of Education and Training - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

On the morning of June 20, during the question-and-answer session at the National Assembly, the issue of school violence continued to be put on the agenda with straightforward and humane questions from delegates, reflecting society's deep concerns about the currenteducational environment.

Delegate Nguyen Minh Tam ( Quang Binh ) opened with a thoughtful question: "When will there be no more violence in schools and can the Minister commit to that time?" She said that although the education sector has had many solutions, cyberbullying - a new form of school violence - is still complicated, severely affecting the physical, mental, and comprehensive development of students.

Minister Nguyen Kim Son emphasized: An important part of personality education lies in the exemplary role of adults, especially in the family - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

Schools cannot stand outside society.

Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son admitted that no one working in education does not aspire to make schools a safe and happy place for students. However, he also frankly pointed out that: “ Schools are part of society, and the walls around schools are getting thinner and thinner under the siege of the Internet, social networks and media.”

The Minister of Education and Training said: “If one day there is no more violence in schools, that will be the day adults in society stop fighting. Children will only look at each other with pure love.” According to him, society needs to look straight at reality to make efforts to reduce and control school violence in every way possible.

The Minister cited data showing that 70% of students who commit violent acts come from families with special circumstances – divorce, domestic violence, lack of care. These factors directly affect the psychology and behavior of students. “An important part of personality education lies in the example of adults, especially in the family,” Minister Nguyen Kim Son emphasized.

According to Minister Nguyen Kim Son, preventing violence in cyberspace is a new and much more difficult front to control in the modern school environment - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

Mountains, cities and different shades of violence

Delegate Nang So Vi (Kon Tum) continued to question the situation of school violence, especially in mountainous and ethnic minority areas - where students lack self-protection skills, teachers have to take on multiple roles and schools lack psychologists.

Minister Nguyen Kim Son said that it is necessary to look at it in a regional way: “In remote areas, physical violence is not as complicated as in urban areas. But mental violence, especially in cyberspace, is more complicated, accounting for 20-25% of cases, and is on the rise.”

He called for special attention to preventing violence in cyberspace - a new and much more difficult to control front in the modern school environment.

Delegate Truong Trong Nghia (HCMC) proposed that the National Assembly should issue a resolution calling for stronger support from society and families in education - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

The "three pillars" of the career of cultivating people

During the debate, delegate Truong Trong Nghia (HCMC) gave an overview: education is a career of cultivating people, and to be successful, it must rely on three “pillars”: state - society - family. “When we question the Minister, we are questioning one of the three legs. Each side has its own role, and cannot be replaced.”

Mr. Nghia pointed out that when “good” is powerless, it not only reflects the limits of the school, but also the gap in the responsibility of society and family. He cited that although some countries have policies to limit students’ use of social networks and smartphones, if families are lax and the media underestimates the role of education, the policy will hardly be effective.

“TVs have age-based content controls, but how many parents actually use them?” he asked.

From there, he proposed that the National Assembly should pass a resolution calling for stronger support from society and families in education - so that educating people is not only the responsibility of schools.

In the face of sharp debates, Minister Nguyen Kim Son deeply agreed: “There can be no quality education without coordination between schools, families and society. That is our consistent viewpoint.”

He pledged to continue to promote moral education solutions, increase positive activities in schools, especially with online violence - an increasingly prominent problem.

Thu Trang

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