The primary school allowed students to study from home to cope with the pollution that blanketed the capital from Saturday until Wednesday.
"Students who have someone to accompany them could choose to study at home on Tuesday. Those who do not have adults to take care of them still need to go to
school and teachers will organize teaching activities for them," a teacher from
Beijing No.2 Experimental Primary School told the Global Times on Tuesday.
Several teachers from other primary schools told the Global Times on Tuesday that the school was the only public school allowing students not to go to school
under the orange air pollution alert that they had heard of, as many schools
were reluctant to disrupt classes and parents' schedules.
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The teacher from Beijing No.2 Experimental Primary School said that their decision was in accordance with the announcement made by Beijing Municipal
Commission of Education, which requires schools and educational organizations to
stop all outdoor activities and gives them leeway to adjust teaching activities
according to the pollution situation.
The school administrators sent a message to parents on Monday night saying that as the hazardous air pollution in Beijing was forecast to continue and
because it would be impossible to open the school's windows, air in the
classrooms would undoubtedly grow stale and germs would spread Cheap Gianluigi Buffon Jersey , according to a report in Legal Mirror on Tuesday.
Another teacher from the school confirmed to the Global Times that only a few students attended classes on Tuesday.
The Beijing government issued an orange alert on Sunday, warning that the hazardous air pollution would continue until Wednesday and suggested the public
take protective measures when engaging in outdoor activities and that those who
suffer from respiratory diseases stay indoors.
China has a four-tier color-coded air pollution warning system, in which red represents the most severe pollution conditions, followed by orange, yellow and
blue.
According to the Beijing Heavy Air Pollution Contingency Plan (Trial) announced in October 2013 Cheap Federico Mattiello Jersey , a red alert means that the following three days are forecast to be severely polluted and all middle schools, primary
schools and kindergartens should suspend classes.
A red alert has never been issued, despite several consecutive days of heavy smog being seen a number of times since 2013.
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"As far as I know, Beijing No. 2 Experimental Primary School is the only public school in Beijing to take such measures. Other schools just cancelled
outdoor activities, like exercises during the break or physical
classes Cheap Federico Bernardeschi Jersey ," Xiao Meng (pseudonym), a primary school teacher in Beijing's Xicheng district, told the Global Times.
Suspending classes might disorganize regular teaching activities and affect students' schoolwork, said Xiao Meng, adding that this may be the main reason
that most schools did not take action despite the pollution.
"It is impractical for schools to suspend classes regularly due to heavy smog Cheap Fabrizio Caligara Jersey , considering that heavy air pollution has become normal in Beijing in recent years," Nan Xi (pseudonym), the mother of a
middle-school student told the Global Times.
Nan and her husband both have full-time jobs and no one will be at home to look after their daughter if the school suspends classes.
"It is considerate for schools to suspend class to protect students' health, but it also might bring troubles to parents," said Nan.
Often Cheap Emil Audero Jersey , parents prefer to send their children to school rather than leave them home alone even during times of hazardous air pollution, but
some are trying to do something to protect the children's health.
According to Xiao Meng, two thirds of the parents in her classes agreed to pay for air purifiers to be installed in classrooms but the plan needs to be
approved by the management of the school.
Both Xiao Meng and Nan expressed their worries about what they and schools can do to protect children from air pollution and said that they hope the
government can tackle the smog problem.
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Early on Thursday morning, Jiaolong reached a cold spring operation area where the water depth is no more than 1,000 meters amid high waves and strong
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