"There have been students who couldn't hold it and had accidents in the classroom," said teacher Le Thi Cuc. "I had to clean up, spray menthol oil to reduce the smell, and comfort the children as they would be teased by their classmates."
Tpe 2 village school, a satellite campus of Cho Glong Primary and Lower Secondary School in Cho Long Commune, serves 75 students from Grades 1 to 5 but has no toilet facilities. When nature calls, both students and teachers must use the surrounding vegetation.
During the 2025-2026 school year, three to four students in Cuc's combined Grade 1 and Grade 2 class experienced accidents at school. With many parents working in the fields during the day, she often had to take the children home to change clothes before bringing them back to class.
The school has only two classrooms, forcing one class to study at another site more than one kilometer away. Students attend nine sessions per week.
There is no toilet in Tpe 2 village school in Gia Lai Province. Photo by Kim Thi
