Alert system would warn schools in bad weather
20/1/2006 7:25
Shanghai Daily news
Primary and middle schools
need a better system for adjusting class schedules when typhoons and other major
bad-weather events strike, according to members of the city government's
advisory panel.
A multi-level weather warning should be implemented to guide
schools on student safety measures such as suspending or cutting short classes,
the delegates proposed.
"School periods should be flexible based on weather
conditions to make sure student safety is the highest priority," Ji Zhenhua, a
delegate to the Shanghai Committee of the Chinese People's Political
Consultative Conference, said in his proposal.
Ji suggested that the existing
weather alert system should include clear indications for schools and parents to
follow in extreme weather conditions to avoid injuries and inconvenience.
The
city weather bureau said it is already considering offering special
meteorological services for students.
Yao zhizhan, another CPPCC delegate who
is also director of the Shanghai Weather Forecasting Center, said the agency may
provide advice on when students should leave and return to school.
"We are
also considering telling schools when to close to make our weather reports more
helpful," said Yao.
The city began to issue weathers alerts for typhoons and
other major storms, extreme temperatures and fog to the public through TV and
radio in early 2004. It later expanded the warnings to mobile phone short
messages.
The forecasting center is also revising its alert system to account
for strong wind and even sandstorms.
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