It is known that Duc Giang Primary School (Hoai Duc, Hanoi) spent 142 million VND to move about 60 air conditioners from the old school to the new location 2km away.
Recently on social media, there was a post from parents with children studying at Duc Giang Primary School (Hoai Duc district, Hanoi) reflecting on the fee called “Air conditioner transfer” causing a stir.
According to the post, the old Duc Giang Primary School is located on Street 422, and the new school is located on DH Road 06 (in Cao Ha village, Duc Giang), about 2km apart. Recently, the school transported air conditioners in 30 classes (on average 2 units per class) from the old school to the new school. The cost of transporting the air conditioner is 142 million VND.
Parents reflect on the “air conditioner transfer” fee on social networks.
On average, the school spends about 2.5 million VND to move an air conditioner, of which the removal and installation fee is 570,000 VND/unit; Construction labor for the rope ladder terrain is 500 thousand VND; Duong insurance labor is 150,000 VND; Copper wire 1.1 million VND; Hard water pipe 150,000 VND;…
During the parent meeting at the beginning of the school year, parents were informed of a number of fees, including the “air conditioner transfer” fee of 131,000 VND/child. For grade 1 students, they must pay an additional “air conditioning maintenance fund” at the rate of 100,000 VND/child.
It is known that many parents do not agree with this fee because they believe that the price for installing and transporting air conditioners is too high compared to the market. Therefore, some parents have not paid the above fee.
According to parents, when deciding to transport air conditioners, the school did not notify many parents. Another parent said that when they expressed their frustration through the class’s parent union president, with the desire to raise questions about the price of air conditioning installation with the school, the parent president “receded”.
What does the school say?
Regarding this issue, talk to According to the press, Mr. Nguyen Vinh Su, Vice Principal of Duc Giang Primary School, said that last July, the school had to hand over the old school to the junior high school level, due to quite an emergency, the school was also on summer break so there was no meeting. Parents are invited to consult. The parent board representative invited a number of contractors to come and choose the construction unit.
Mr. Su has received information from some parents about the air conditioner transportation fee. But after it was explained, the parents understood the problem.
Currently, classes have paid relatively enough 131,000 VND/student. Some families have not yet paid due to difficulties. According to Mr. Su, if any parent is really having difficulty, the school will work with the liaison committee to find solutions and support. For parents who find the above fee unreasonable and do not pay, the school will explain. When parents understand, they will agree with the policy.
As for the price of 2.5 VND to transport an air conditioner from the old school to the new school, Mr. Su said he could not evaluate whether it was expensive or cheap because he only worked indirectly. The school’s vice principal further shared that the parents’ association’s prices are determined by themselves and are based on each floor, not an average.
Through the above incident, the school also learned lessons so that similar things in the future can be more harmonious.