The case of a student pulling a teacher's hair and pushing him down: Handling the case to both deter and help the student correct his mistakes

GD&TĐ - Mr. Vu Minh Duc, Director of the Department of Teachers and Educational Managers, informed about students of Dai Kim Secondary School who had misconducted themselves with teachers.

According to information from the Hanoi Department of Education and Training, on the afternoon of September 16, 2025, at Dai Kim Secondary School, a student of class 7A14 committed misconduct against the homeroom teacher (pulling hair, holding the teacher down, and snatching back toys) when the teacher confiscated sharp, pointed toys that posed a safety risk.

After the incident, the Board of Directors of Dai Kim Secondary School organized for students to admit their mistakes, invited parents to work to agree on educational measures; promptly encouraged and stabilized the teachers' spirit; reported to the Ward People's Committee and relevant agencies to coordinate the resolution.

Immediately after receiving information about the incident, the Ministry of Education and Training sent a document requesting the Hanoi Department of Education and Training and Dai Kim Secondary School to report the incident; at the same time, sent a document to the Hanoi People's Committee and the Dinh Cong Ward People's Committee requesting the direction of local authorities to verify and strictly handle violations (if any) according to the provisions of law to ensure the safety of life, health, honor and dignity of teachers when performing their duties.

The Ministry of Education and Training said that this is a serious incident, affecting the safety and health of teachers; negatively affecting the educational environment and the tradition of "respecting teachers and valuing education" of our nation; contrary to the regulations of the Government and the Ministry of Education and Training on building a safe, healthy, friendly pedagogical environment and preventing school violence.

Therefore, all wrongdoings must be strictly handled according to the provisions of the law. On the other hand, in handling students, especially in special cases, it is necessary to consider appropriate measures to ensure both education and deterrence and create conditions for students to correct their mistakes.

Mr. Vu Minh Duc, Director of the Department of Teachers and Educational Managers (Ministry of Education and Training).

The Ministry of Education and Training also requested the Hanoi Department of Education and Training to learn from experience and direct schools, especially Dai Kim Secondary School, to focus on building a safe, healthy, democratic educational environment without school violence.

Pay attention to moral education, awareness of law compliance, and respect for teachers for students; do a good job of school psychological counseling, promptly detect cases of students showing abnormal psychological signs so that, together with their families, they can take appropriate care and education measures; improve the management and administration capacity of the Board of Directors, proactively and take measures to handle unsafe situations in schools; promptly detect and prevent student misconduct; closely coordinate with students' families and local authorities to ensure school safety.

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