Thanh Hoa considers tuition support for students in flood-hit areas

Mr. Nguyen Van Thi, Permanent Vice Chairman of Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee, has just directed the Department of Education and Training of this province to consider supporting tuition fees for students in areas affected by storms and floods, according to the instructions of the Ministry of Education and Training .

The Vice Chairman of Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee assigned the Departmentof Education and Training to preside over and coordinate with the Department of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs, the Department of Finance, and relevant units to research and, based on regulations and actual situations, issue documents to guide educational institutions in the area to implement tuition support for students in areas affected by storms and floods.

Residential area in Thieu Duong ward, Thanh Hoa city was flooded on the morning of September 23 (Photo: Le Hoi).

Previously, the Ministry of Education and Training sent a document to provinces and cities based on the level of damage to people affected by storm No. 3 and floods in the area to consider and decide to support tuition fees, not collect tuition fees for preschool children and primary school students to share and support parents and students.

In recent days, under the influence of storm No. 4 and the Northeast monsoon, many localities in Thanh Hoa province have had prolonged heavy rain, along with water pouring in from upstream, causing landslides, damage, and flooding of many roads, houses, constructions, and people's property.

A school in Thanh Hoa was flooded, forcing students to stay home (Photo: Hoang Duong).

The floods also caused residential areas and schools to be flooded and isolated, forcing thousands of students to stay home from school.

On the morning of September 24, although the rainfall in the area has decreased, many places are still flooded. Local authorities and functional agencies of Thanh Hoa province are making efforts to overcome the aftermath of the flood, in order to soon stabilize the lives and studies of students.

More than 3,000 students in Thanh Hoa city are absent from school.

On the morning of September 24, the leader of the Department of Education and Training of Thanh Hoa city said that due to the influence of storm No. 4, heavy rain occurred in the area, along with the water from the upper reaches of Ma River and Chu River pouring in, causing flooding in wards such as Hoang Quang, Thieu Khanh, Thieu Duong...

Floodwaters flooded residential areas, causing many roads and schools in the area to be deeply flooded, forcing people to evacuate to safety.

Flood water flooded into the yard of Hoang Quang Secondary School (Photo: Hoang Duong).

On the morning of September 24, although the weather had cleared up, floodwaters in residential areas had not yet receded. To ensure safety, the Department of Education and Training allowed students in the above-mentioned flooded wards to stay home from school.

Specifically, there are about more than 3,000 students at schools that are absent from school, including: Thieu Duong Primary School, Thieu Duong Secondary School, Thieu Khanh Primary School, Thieu Khanh Secondary School, Hoang Quang Primary School, Hoang Quang Secondary School.

Roads in residential areas are flooded, students cannot go to school (Photo: Hoang Duong).

"Yesterday (September 23), after the floodwaters rose and caused flooding, schools let students stay home. As of this morning, the water has not receded completely, so students cannot return to school," said a leader of the Thanh Hoa City Department of Education and Training.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/giao-duc/thanh-hoa-xem-xet-ho-tro-hoc-phi-cho-hoc-sinh-vung-bao-lu-20240924094908737.htm