Department of Education speaks out about teacher with 'special' record, beating student, strangling colleague

On October 8, the Department of Education and Training of Dak Lak province issued an official dispatch regarding the case of " A teacher being strangled by a colleague in the middle of the school yard for reminding him to park his car illegally."

Given the seriousness of the incident, the Department of Education and Training requests school leaders, pursuant to Clause 2, Article 31 of Decree 112/2020/ND-CP, amended and supplemented by Decree 71/2023/ND-CP, to urgently review and handle violations by relevant officials, ensuring compliance with legal regulations and maintaining school discipline.

In case of forced dismissal, it is necessary to report to the competent recruitment authority before making a decision, in accordance with the prescribed procedures. The results of the handling must be reported to the Department of Education and Training for monitoring and direction.

Previously, on October 3, the Department of Education and Training received a report from Vo Nguyen Giap High School (Ea O commune) regarding the handling of the case of disturbing public order and intentionally causing injury that occurred on school grounds.

According to the report, at around 7:10 a.m. on October 3, Mr. Nguyen Truc Sinh - Secretary of the School Youth Union, teacher of National Defense and Security Education was on duty checking student discipline and supervising order as assigned by the Board of Directors. Here, Mr. Sinh reminded Mr. Dang Tang (a teacher at the same school) about parking in the wrong location.

Instead of accepting, Mr. Tang reacted violently, using threatening words and twice squeezing Mr. Sinh's neck, causing pain and signs of neck injury.

In addition to the above incident, the school also reported that Mr. Tang often had an aggressive attitude, was uncooperative, and was disrespectful to colleagues and students. He repeatedly left meetings without permission, violated working regulations, and caused difficulties for professional and organizational activities in the school.

Given the seriousness of the incident, Vo Nguyen Giap High School requested the Department of Education and Training and Ea O Commune Police to investigate, clarify and strictly handle the case.

Mr. Tang punched a student in the stomach.

The leader of Vo Nguyen Giap High School said that assaulting a colleague was just the “tip of the iceberg” of Mr. Tang’s “hidden” behavior. According to records, Mr. Tang has been disciplined five times.

Before being transferred to Vo Nguyen Giap High School, Mr. Tang taught at Tran Nhan Tong High School. Here, he was disciplined three times. Specifically, in 2013, he was reprimanded for violating teacher ethics, insulting and slapping students, insulting colleagues, slandering leaders, and arbitrarily confiscating students' phones but not returning them.

In 2016, Mr. Tang was disciplined with a warning and his salary increase period was extended for the reasons of not having a lesson plan, teaching wrong knowledge, breaking students' phones, insulting ethnic minority students, and opposing the leadership.

In 2019, Mr. Tang continued to be warned for teaching without a lesson plan, smashing the board, and beating students in front of observers. When receiving the warning, he threw the paper on the ground, showing his disregard for school rules...

Mr. Tang was then transferred to Vo Nguyen Giap High School. Here, he was disciplined with a Reprimand in January 2024 for insulting the honor, dignity and physical abuse of students. One year later (January 2025), Mr. Tang was disciplined with a Warning for the same behavior as above.