Strengthening coordination to prevent and combat school violence and social evils among school and university students

On January 26, 2024, the Prime Minister issued Directive 02/CT-TTg on strengthening coordination among schools, families, and society to prevent and combat school violence and prevent crime and social evils among school and university students.

To address shortcomings in preventing and combating school violence and social evils and improve the effectiveness of coordination among schools, families, and society, the Prime Minister requires the following:

– The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) shall:

+ Ensure a thorough understanding of and direct the strict implementation of regulations, tasks, and measures concerning coordination among families, schools, and society to ensure a safe, healthy, and friendly educational environment and prevent and combat school violence;

+ Prevent crime and prevent and combat violations of the law; provide education in ethics, lifestyles, appropriate conduct, and life skills for school and university students;

+ Coordinate with relevant units to strengthen communication efforts and disseminate and replicate effective models of coordination among schools, families, and society in educating school and university students in ethics, lifestyles, appropriate conduct, and life skills;

+ Provide psychological counseling and school social work services; develop materials and conduct educational activities appropriate to each level of education to prevent crime and social evils.

+ Direct institutions providing training and professional development for teachers and education administrators to focus on innovating the content, methods, and formats of life skills education;

+ Strengthen skills in handling situations that may give rise to school violence; strengthen the responsibility of heads of educational institutions for ensuring safety at the schools under their management;…

– The Ministry of Public Security shall direct local police to carry out the following tasks:

+ Strengthen measures to ensure security, safety, and public order in school areas.

+ Strengthen guidance, training, communication, dissemination of legal information, and education to raise legal awareness of types of crime, social evils, and acts of mistreatment, violence, and abuse against children and school and university students.

+ Coordinate in investigating and handling cases involving school and university students engaged in social evils or criminal acts, ensuring safety and an educational approach.

+ Conduct regular inspections and reviews to detect, combat, and address illegal drug use in school areas and in bars, karaoke establishments, and nightclubs; dismantle sites and gathering places where drug use is organized;…

For details, see Directive 02/CT-TTg dated January 26, 2024.

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