Thursday, August 28, 2008

14,000 Wenchuan students resume classes elsewhere

Along with Yingxiu primary school resuming classes in the vicinity of its former location, more than 15,000 students from Wenchaun County have all resumed classes. Nearly 14,000 of them have resumed classes at different sites outside Wenchuan County.

Hu Zhengan, director of the education bureau of Wenchuan, said that Yingxiu primary school is the last school to resume classes in Wenchuan County.

According to reports, among the more than 15,000 students, 1,600 students from five primary schools have resumed classes near their school's former location; and 2,500 students from two secondary schools have resumed classes in Guangdong Province and Shanxi Province. Local enterprises are supporting and assisting students with 2-3 years of educational costs. Five secondary schools and 14 primary schools have resumed classes in different areas in Sichuan Province, outside Wenchuan County.

By People's Daily Online

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