Keeping kids safe on campus |
多措并举,织密校园安全防护网 |
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BY wangxingwei from 21st Century Published 2021-05-17 |
![]() Police officers explain to kids how to use safety helmets at a kindergarten in Huzhou, Zhejiang province. XINHUA
School campuses are meant to be places of safety, with an atmosphere of positivity and hope. As the place where students spend most of their time, security has always been of the utmost importance. To maintain this priority, China has further strengthened security measures at schools. Recently, the Ministry of Education (MOE) announced that it will take urgent action to comprehensively enhance security in primary schools, middle schools and kindergartens nationwide. According to Xinhua, this move comes in the wake of a stabbing incident at a kindergarten on April 28 in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Two children were killed and 16 others injured in a knife attack. A circular was released on the MOE’s website, saying that regulations on outsiders and their vehicles and materials must be improved, with measures such as proper registration and inspections enforced. The aim is to prevent lawbreakers and dangerous goods from entering the schools. In recent years, a number of violent incidents in schools have drawn more attention to campus security. Chu Zhaohui, a researcher at the National Institute of Education Sciences, said students often become targets of violent crimes because they are relatively young and vulnerable. To better protect students, police authorities have also been joining hands with education authorities. In response to the incidents in Guangxi, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) called for enhanced security measures on campuses, including hiring full-time security guards, and installing “one-button alarm” systems and surveillance devices. Police patrols in populated areas were also boosted so as to provide more timely handling of illegal and criminal activities. The joint efforts from police and education authorities have paid off. In 2019, the MPS and the MOE launched a campaign to build a campus security system. By March 2021, 98 percent of primary and middle schools nationwide were under closed management during school hours, and 91 percent of schools had full-time security guards, according to Zhang Zuoliang, a MPS official. In the past two years, more than 250,000 public security posts were set up around campuses and over 300,000 police officers are serving as legal advisers in schools to help protect students, Zhang said. Cities around the country have taken preventative measures. In Guangzhou, primary schools are required to have emergency drills at least once per month. Many schools in cities such as Shanghai and Beijing invite police officers to give lectures to students on how to protect themselves when facing urgent violent incidents. Community workers in Hangzhou check areas and businesses around schools, such as small hotels, internet cafes and “recreational sites”, to ensure no potential danger. ![]() (Translator & Editor: Wang Yue (Intern) AND Luo Sitian)
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