Sian's done the earthquake-damaged school building to secure the safety of teachers and students
On 12 may, the sichuan wenchuan earthquake, which affected the city of sian, caused some damage to school buildings in some schools. The authorities of the city of xi'an carried out a screening and security appraisal of the school buildings damaged by the earthquake to ensure the safety of teachers and students。
In the aftermath of the earthquake, the city of sian gave high priority to the safety of teachers and students in the response to the earthquake, and the relevant leaders of the party committees, the government and the education administration at all levels came to the school for inspection in the first hours of the earthquake to visit teachers and students to guide the school in the response to the earthquake。
As at 16 may, 471 schools in xi'an had been affected, 34 latrines and teaching aids had collapsed and the wall of 17,000 metres of schools had collapsed or been destroyed, resulting in direct economic losses of $6,936 million. The city of xi'an has asked the authorities to speed up the pace and pace of identification of facilities, such as crisis homes, school buildings, etc. (c) to seek and coordinate, as a matter of priority, the identification of hazardous school buildings by the specialized departments, their reinforcement, their prompt maintenance, the immediate demolition of those units identified as d-class hazardous by the specialized departments, the removal of all possible risks to the safety of the lives of teachers and students, and the firm elimination of the practice and life of teachers and students in those rooms. Development of reconstruction and rehabilitation programmes for disaster-affected schools projects, in strict compliance with national building safety standards, to accelerate the pace and pace of construction and ensure quality。
On the basis of the previous check, the municipal, district (county) education and examination authorities should carefully screen the buildings and equipment for the implementation of the baccalaureate and the baccalaureate, arrange alternative entrance examinations, actively prepare for the baccalaureate and baccalaureate, and ensure that the examination is conducted in a safe environment. (b) further strengthen the provision of earthquake prevention awareness and emergency evacuation exercises for students, and develop a variety of thematic education activities for students around earthquake response. (source: xinhua network shaanxi channel)
471 schools in xi'an city were affected
The earthquake affected 471 schools in the city of sian, with direct economic losses of $6,936,000. The west ant city earthquake relief command has issued an emergency notification that further network screening of primary and secondary schools and childcare facilities will be carried out, and that the identification of hazardous housing in primary and secondary schools must be completed by 23 may。
As at 16 may, the earthquake had affected 471 schools in the city of sian, the collapse of 34 latrines and teaching aids, the collapse or destruction of 17,000 metres of school walls and direct economic damage of $6,936 million. There were no incidents of collapse of school buildings and overcrowding of students to crush casualties。
On the morning of 18 may, an emergency meeting was convened by the leadership team of the xian city department of education in response to the earthquake, which requested that statistics continue to be carefully screened, that the disaster be verified, that dangerous houses be identified, that a detailed list be drawn up and that the housing security identification department be reported for identification. At the same time, the safety of the school's hydroelectric network, toxic and hazardous chemical experiments, etc., is being further checked to prevent secondary disasters。
The school building security check was completed today. The use of hazardous school buildings must cease。
The education sector is required to report the safety clearance of school buildings to the housing authorities in a timely manner. Within two days of receiving a report on the identification of the crisis, the housing authorities are required to organize a validation exercise, which must be completed by 23 days; to dismantle immediately the crisis rooms identified by the professional sector as level d, to remove all possible risks to the safety of the lives of teachers and students, and to resolutely eliminate the risk of teachers and students attending classes and living in crisis homes; and to establish a programme for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the affected schools, in strict conformity with national safety standards, to speed up the pace of construction and to ensure the quality of construction。
The xian city education department requires that all dangerous buildings found in primary and secondary schools be inspected by a designated person on a 24-hour basis, and that the construction (structure) of buildings in schools that are not related to education and instruction and have a security risk be set up in the vicinity, clearly marked and that teachers and students be prohibited from operating in dangerous areas. The construction of (constructed) structures such as disaster walls, latrines, etc., that affect the teaching of education and the life of teachers and students in need of immediate use, can be repaired first. (source: china business network-china business journalist gengyan hong)
