Beijing’s primary and secondary schools are suspended today. The relevant content is as follows:

1. Since the Beijing Meteorological Observatory has issued an orange warning signal for snowstorms, in order to ensure the safety and health of teachers and students, the city’s In terms of overall deployment, the Beijing Municipal Education Commission has decided to adopt temporary home learning measures for students starting from December 13 (Wednesday), covering all primary and secondary schools, kindergartens, and secondary vocational schools in the city. The specific school resumption time will be notified later after the city's unified deployment< /p>

2. Educational progress is affected. For students who are in the critical learning stage, class suspension may disrupt their study plans and affect course progress and academic performance. The burden on parents has increased. For many dual-income families, the suspension of children's classes means that someone needs to take care of the children at home, which undoubtedly increases the burden on parents.

3. Online education challenges. In order to make up for the impact of class suspension, many schools will adopt online teaching methods. However, this requires parents, students and teachers to have certain technical conditions and learning abilities. Mental health issues: Prolonged school closures may have a negative impact on students’ mental health, such as anxiety, loneliness, depression, etc.

Problems and Challenges of School Suspension

1. Social interactions are limited. School is an important place for students to have social interactions. Suspension of classes may affect students’ social development and interpersonal relationships. Educational resources are uneven. For those students who lack online learning resources or family support, school closures may exacerbate the imbalance of educational resources.

2. Strengthen online education resources. The government and schools should increase support for online education platforms to ensure that all students can obtain high-quality educational resources. To raise parents’ awareness, parents should pay more attention to their children’s mental health and learning status, and actively cooperate with schools’ online teaching activities.

3. Improve mental health counseling. Schools and communities should provide professional psychological counseling services for students’ mental health problems. To strengthen home-school cooperation, parents and schools should strengthen communication and cooperation to jointly cope with the challenges brought about by the suspension of classes. Policy adjustment and improvement: The government should promptly adjust and improve relevant policies according to the actual situation to ensure the normal progress of education and teaching.