The case of a female student in Ho Chi Minh City accused of being 'stolen' at the Genius Olympiad: teacher Thanh Minh, Department of Education and Training got involved

The incident did not stop at the scope of controversy on social networks, immediately after that, the Board of Directors and related individuals "got in" to clarify the issue. Recently, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training also officially spoke about this controversy.

In June, a female MC from Gia Dinh High School (HCMC) suddenly posted an article claiming that her exam was "stolen" in the Genius Olympiad contest, which attracted the attention of the public.

On the morning of July 10, in an interview with the press, Mr. Ho Tan Minh - Chief of the Office of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City, confirmed that he had grasped the information about the incident surrounding the story of the MC student being "stolen". contest in the Genius Olympiad, which has been spread on social networks for days.

Mr. Minh emphasized: "This is an incident of students taking the test individually, not representing the Department or the school to compete in the Genius Olympiad 2023 in the US last June." On the side of NMT teacher (Binh teacher - Gia Dinh High School, Binh Thanh district), the Department asked the school to review the issue of Mr. T asking the Department for permission to go abroad for personal reasons.

"Teacher T's participation in such a contest is against the regulations on the going abroad of officials and civil servants. The Department requires the school to review and criticize. Check the nature of the violation to what extent, handle it there. ", said Mr. Minh.

Ms. Nguyen Ngoc Khanh Van, Principal of Gia Dinh High School (Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City), also announced that "the school will follow the order in accordance with the Department's instructions. Then a document will be sent to the schools." media agencies to report on this incident."

Also on July 9, teacher NMT (Teacher Sinh - Gia Dinh High School, Binh Thanh District), said that he is currently feeling a lot of pressure.

"When the incident happened, I tried to explain to the MC and the MC's mother, however, things were going too far. Right or wrong, I personally would like to apologize to both families, especially MC and QU I wish both sides of the family to stay calm, avoid pushing the matter too far, affecting the psychology of the children, and especially Gia Dinh High School. family back home so that we can meet and discuss more clearly," said Mr. T.

Mr. T. said that he was the one who directly accompanied the students in the 2023 Genius Olympiad, which took place in the US last June.

Accordingly, MC students participated in the qualifying round for the categories of Music (Music) and Creative Writing (Creative Writing). QU participated in the review of the creative writing category with MC and with Mr. T's companion, but initially did not participate in the qualifying round.

As a result of the qualifying round, MC passed both the music project and the writing project. However, when looking up the results, due to a login problem, Mr. T only saw the information that the MC had passed the music project, so he immediately informed the MC's family.

When he checked again, Mr. T discovered that he had missed the MC result and also passed the written project. However, according to the rules of Genius Plympiad, contestants can only test 1 project in the final round.

"It's my fault that the MC also passed the qualifying round for the creative writing category. But the MC's strength is music, so when I discovered it, I raised a problem with the MC and the organizers to replace the MC's song. by QU's article, also written on the same topic. Both the MC and the organizers accepted it. That's why MC and QU have the same number of 2190", Mr. T shared.

Mr. T. added that both MC and QU's creative articles have the same title "Saigon - Facing the loss of myself", referring to the problem that Ho Chi Minh City is losing its urban green areas. Since both MC and QU were accompanied by Mr. T, the topic and title of the article were suggested by him. However, the content of the homework is completely different.

Previously, Ms. Nguyen Ngoc Khanh Van, Principal of Gia Dinh High School (Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City) also confirmed that she had grasped the incident since the contest ended.

Currently, according to her, Mr. T's health is not good. The school will soon ask for permission from the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City to hold a press conference for official information on this issue.

"Teacher T accompanies and guides the children to take the exam is a personal matter, the school has reported to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training about the teacher's permission to go abroad, and clearly stated that he was going to go on his own, not on his own. The school does not represent the school in any contest. The school only acts as a connection channel between parents, students and Mr. T", emphasized Ms. Van.

Previously, as reported by the press, regarding this incident, Ms. H.Đ - MC's mother said: "Up to the present time, when the matter is so big, I feel sorry for MC and QU very much. However, if the QU family really has made a violation and wants to sue, our family is ready to follow."

As for TV, QU's mother, said that when the contest ended, her daughter posted a picture on her personal Facebook, but the MC's family pressured her to remove it. Affirming that information on the Internet is one-way information, which seriously affects the health and mental well-being of children, Ms. TV said that she made a mistake with all relevant posts, messages, comments, etc. to protect her children. protect your child's honor.