Safety the priority in new semester
Source: Xinhua |
August 29, 2010, Sunday
|
Print Edition
Print Edition
CHINESE schools are making last-minute preparations in and around campuses to ensure students' safety before the new school year begins.
At a primary school in Qingchuan County in Sichuan Province, more than 20 teachers and workers were cleaning up debris left by flood-triggered mudslides over the past two weeks.
"We've cleaned up the classroom buildings, canteen and students' dorms," said Ji Zhonglan, principal of Qiaolou Village School. "But the lawn and playground need to be cleaned before the kids come back for the fall semester on Tuesday."
Ji said the school buildings had been reinforced after the May 2008 earthquake.
Qingping Village School in Mianzhu City, however, was destroyed, said Pan Yu, an official with the Sichuan provincial education bureau.
"Its students will start their new school year in prefabricated houses near the school," said Pan.
Though Qingping was the only school destroyed in the summer floods, Pan said schools across the province had launched a safety drive.
Beijing has spent 5.3 billion yuan (US$779.6 million) revamping 512 primary and secondary schools. Some schools had to end the spring semester early to ensure sufficient time for the work.
Beijing's education bureau said repair work had been completed at 417 schools by this week, while most of the remaining 95 schools would reopen in a week or two.
Students in the mudslide-hit Zhouqu County, in Gansu Province, were back at school on August 25, a week earlier than elsewhere in China but 10 days behind their own schedule.
Zhouqu has two primary schools, two junior high schools and one senior high school. The primary schools were damaged in the mudslides.
Schools across China are stepping up safety measures by hiring security guards and installing surveillance systems. Campus security came under scrutiny after six school attacks from March to May.
At a primary school in Qingchuan County in Sichuan Province, more than 20 teachers and workers were cleaning up debris left by flood-triggered mudslides over the past two weeks.
"We've cleaned up the classroom buildings, canteen and students' dorms," said Ji Zhonglan, principal of Qiaolou Village School. "But the lawn and playground need to be cleaned before the kids come back for the fall semester on Tuesday."
Ji said the school buildings had been reinforced after the May 2008 earthquake.
Qingping Village School in Mianzhu City, however, was destroyed, said Pan Yu, an official with the Sichuan provincial education bureau.
"Its students will start their new school year in prefabricated houses near the school," said Pan.
Though Qingping was the only school destroyed in the summer floods, Pan said schools across the province had launched a safety drive.
Beijing has spent 5.3 billion yuan (US$779.6 million) revamping 512 primary and secondary schools. Some schools had to end the spring semester early to ensure sufficient time for the work.
Beijing's education bureau said repair work had been completed at 417 schools by this week, while most of the remaining 95 schools would reopen in a week or two.
Students in the mudslide-hit Zhouqu County, in Gansu Province, were back at school on August 25, a week earlier than elsewhere in China but 10 days behind their own schedule.
Zhouqu has two primary schools, two junior high schools and one senior high school. The primary schools were damaged in the mudslides.
Schools across China are stepping up safety measures by hiring security guards and installing surveillance systems. Campus security came under scrutiny after six school attacks from March to May.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
