The case that calls for donations of 2.655 billion VND to celebrate the establishment of the school: inspectors get involved

On the morning of April 14, speaking with youth onlineMr. Nguyen Ngoc Dung, Chief Inspector of Thanh Hoa Education and Training Department, said that on the morning of the same day, the department leaders had opinions to direct the Department Inspector and functional departments to verify and clarify that the Le Van Huu High School asks alumni to contribute VND 2.655 million to spend on activities to celebrate the 60th anniversary school establishment as reported by the media.

“The delegation of the Thanh Hoa Department of Education and Training is expected to work with the board of directors of Le Van Huu Middle School next Monday. The results of the work will be available next week to inform department leaders,” Dung added. .

As youth online On April 13, it was reported that Le Van Huu Middle School has just planned to prepare the conditions for the organization. celebration 60 years from the establishment of the school (expected in November 2023), with an estimated total funding of 2.655 billion VND.

After the plan was posted on the school’s social media site and shared by the school’s alumni associations, it caused a lot of publicity.

Many alumni said that Le Van Huu High School plans to spend 1,500 yearbooks (with an amount of VND 225 million) for editing, publishing and printing; Reporting, writing newspaper articles, reporting on TV stations, printing newspapers, billboards, installing billboards and posters (150 million VND); invitations, reception, sports and cultural organization, bonfire (100 million dong); hire event organizers (300 million dong); party after the celebration of about 1,500 people (delegates, generations of teachers, alumni: 450 – 500 million VND); Souvenirs for teachers, teachers, delegates (250 million VND)… are ostentatious, formal, wasteful.

A former student of Le Van Huu Middle School shared that the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the school was an opportunity for the former students to visit their former school and show their gratitude to their teachers. The school must be organized solemn, welcoming, significant and economical; It should not be ostentatious, formal, wasting money and time.

In the expense items for activities to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the school, it was not found that Le Van Huu High School requested contributions to build the school’s study promotion fund, or awarded scholarships to the poor, exceeding difficulties and studying well.

Le Dinh Sinh, Principal of Le Van Huu High School, said, “It is completely voluntary for the school to mobilize alumni to contribute funds to spend on activities towards the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the school. Please do not force, do not Give a specific level of support.

The school did not mobilize the parents of the more than 1,500 students who attend the school to contribute to the celebration.”