Temporarily suspending the Director of the Department of Education and Training of Thai Binh after the 10th grade exam score scandal

On the evening of July 31st, the People's Committee of Thai Binh province issued Decision No. 1234/QD-UBND temporarily suspending Mr. Nguyen Viet Hien, Director of the Department of Education and Training of Thai Binh province, from his duties starting July 31st to facilitate an inspection of the organization of the entrance examination for 10th grade high school in the 2024-2025 school year. The temporary suspension period is 15 days.

Mr. Nguyen Viet Hien is responsible for providing all relevant information and documents as requested by the Head of the inspection team and the competent authority, ensuring compliance with the law.

Mr. Pham Van Nghiem, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, will be in charge of managing the operations of the Department of Education and Training during the period when Mr. Nguyen Viet Hien is temporarily suspended from his duties.

The Inspectorate of Thai Binh province will conduct a surprise inspection of the implementation of policies, laws, assigned tasks, and powers of the Department of Education and Training and the Director of the Department of Education and Training of Thai Binh province (Photo: D. Van).

The Chief Inspector of Thai Binh province has decided to establish an inspection team to clarify the case of parents alleging irregularities in the entrance exam scores for 10th grade in the 2024-2025 school year in Thai Binh province.

The inspection period lasts 20 days, starting from the date the inspection decision is announced.

The inspection team consisted of 11 people, led by Mr. Pham Cong Dich, Deputy Chief Inspector of Thai Binh province. Two officers from the Thai Binh Provincial Police also joined the inspection team.

Previously, Mr. Lai Van Hoan, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Thai Binh province, signed document No. 2879 regarding an unscheduled inspection of the organization of the entrance examination for 10th grade high school in the 2024-2025 school year.

Based on the results of the meeting of the Party Committee and the leadership of the Provincial People's Committee, the Chairman of the Thai Binh Provincial People's Committee requests the Provincial Inspectorate to conduct an unscheduled inspection of the implementation of policies, laws, assigned tasks, and powers by the Department of Education and Training, the Director of the Department of Education and Training, and related organizations and individuals in organizing the entrance examination for grade 10 high school in the 2024-2025 school year in Thai Binh province, in accordance with the Law on Inspection and its implementing guidelines.

The Provincial Police Department and the Department of Information and Communications will assign officials and civil servants with sufficient capacity, qualifications, and eligibility to participate in inspections in accordance with the Law on Inspection…

The Chairman of the People's Committee of Thai Binh province requested the Thai Binh Department of Internal Affairs to take the lead and coordinate with relevant units to advise the Party Committee of the People's Committee of the province to report to the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee for consideration and decision on temporarily suspending the Director of the Department of Education and Training from his duties to facilitate the inspection, ensuring compliance with regulations.

Recently, public opinion in Thai Binh province has been abuzz about the results of both the initial and re-evaluation rounds of the entrance exam for 10th grade high school in Thai Binh province for the 2024-2025 school year.

Ms. D. provided a list of the revised scores after the review process (Photo: Provided by a citizen).

Ms. PTD (47 years old), residing in Nam Hong commune, Tien Hai district, Thai Binh province, is the person who submitted a complaint to the authorities requesting clarification on the admission process for the 10th grade entrance exam in Thai Binh province for the 2024-2025 school year.

In her complaint, Ms. D. stated that the entrance exam for 10th grade in Thai Binh province for the 2024-2025 school year took place from June 6-8, 2024, with the results announced and available for checking on June 16. Upon seeing the exam results, her family and many other parents, students, and teachers from secondary schools throughout the province were extremely surprised and upset because the scores did not accurately reflect the students' performance.

In the petition, Ms. D. also stated that after the initial results were released, parents submitted appeals. On July 16th, the appeal results confirmed that many exam papers had been graded incorrectly. After the appeal, the scores for various subjects, especially mathematics and literature, differed significantly from the initial scores.

Specifically, candidate number 260xxx scored 3.75 in mathematics, and after the review, the score was raised to 9.5. Candidate number 260xxx scored 4 in literature, and after the review, the score was raised to 7.5.

In particular, candidate number 270xxx had previously won second prize in mathematics at the Thai Binh provincial-level excellent student competition, but his math score was only 5.5 points; after the re-evaluation, the male student's math score was 9.5 points…

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/giao-duc/tam-dinh-chi-giam-doc-so-gddt-thai-binh-sau-lum-xum-diem-thi-lop-10-20240731200618448.htm