Hundreds of thousands of students quit school because of the storm

Today, hundreds of thousands of students from Quang Ninh to Thanh Hoa had to stop studying to avoid storms. In Hanoi, many families also plan to pick them up early.

Director of Hai Phong Department of Education and Training Do The Hung said that since the afternoon, the Department has directed the education departments for all students to leave school on September 30. Tomorrow, depending on the stormy situation, the Department will decide whether to continue to leave students at school.

Also the province is forecasted to be affected by Typhoon Nesat, Mr. Tran Quang Anh, Standing Deputy Director of Education Department of Ninh Binh Province, said that he has given autonomy to schools, depending on the specific situation but for students. leave school.

"We do not allow them to take a break at all. Where it is necessary to take breaks to ensure safety for students, or for them to support their families to harvest rice, report" , Anh said.

People evacuated from the landslide point in Cao Xanh ward
(Ha Long City, Quang Ninh). ( Photo: Quang Ninh Newspaper.)

Ninh Binh Department of Education and Training also has a telegraphic message to send to schools to remind them before rain and storms, teachers need to anchor their houses, protect properties, facilities and equipment of agencies and schools. Each unit organized an assault team of 15-20 people (officials and teachers for primary and secondary schools; maybe even big students for high schools) to respond promptly when necessary.

The Department also emphasized that each educational institution actively prepared conditions and means for flood and storm prevention and control such as boats, shovels, hoes, northern trees, anti-trees, stored water, food and fuel for those people on duty during the flood days. If the school has a high-rise building, it will be moved to the upper floor.

Mr. Anh said, for schools in overflowing areas such as Nho Quan, or flooded areas such as Gia Vien and Yen Mo, Kim Son, the Department asked the Education Department to have a specific plan for studying compensating for the program when studying. students must leave school due to floods.

In Thanh Hoa, high school students (except Thanh Hoa City) are allowed to take 2 days off school (September 29-30) to help their families harvest summer rice.

Hanoi has not advocated for students to leave because they have not suffered much from storms. Chief of Office Nguyen Hiep Thong said that there will be guidance when storms cause heavy rain and high winds. However, in the face of strong rain and wind this morning, many parents planned to pick up their children early.

Some children are going to Doan Thi Diem Primary School (Hanoi), this morning, Ms. Hoa received calls from her grandparents and urged them to come early to avoid the storm. "If this afternoon, Hanoi continues to have strong winds, rain, I will go to school to ask her permission to let her leave school because the house is quite far away," Hoa said.

Yesterday, the Ministry of Education and Training has sent telegrams to departments, universities and colleges in Northern provinces and directed from Thanh Hoa to Ha Tinh to prepare for dealing with Typhoon Nesat. In addition to the work needed to protect the facilities, the ministry also emphasized the need to ensure safety for students. Areas with many complicated rivers and streams and areas have high risks of flooding and landslides for students to leave school. All extracurricular activities during this time must stop.