Vinh City and many districts let students stay home from school to avoid storm No. 4

Vinh City is expected to be directly affected by storm No. 4. Storm prevention work is currently being urgently deployed by schools.

At Le Mao Primary School, after the school's call, the Parents' Association mobilized a lot of bamboo, meters and mobilized forces to cover and protect the green tree system and classrooms from the storm. Ms. Hoang Thi Phuong Thao - Head of the Department of Education and Training of Vinh City said: This afternoon, the city held an urgent meeting about storm No. 4. At the same time, it announced that all schools in the area will be closed tomorrow to ensure absolute safety for students.

In Quynh Luu district, it is currently raining sporadically. The district's Department of Education and Training also announced that tomorrow (August 30), all primary schools, kindergartens and secondary schools in coastal areas will have students off. Some other districts such as Dien Chau and Nam Dan also requested schools to inform students about the school closure when the storm arrives.

Some mountainous districts with boarding students such as Con Cuong district - the locality has also required all schools to keep students at home, not allowing them to return during heavy rain. At the same time, teachers are assigned to be on duty 24/7 to ensure food, accommodation and safety for students.

Parents of Le Mao Primary School join the school in tying down trees and storm prevention activities. Photo: MH

In high schools, because all schools have Facebook and use electronic messages (vnedu) between the school and parents, information is quite easy. Currently, the Board of Directors of Huynh Thuc Khang High School is continuing to monitor the storm's developments and is expected to announce the school closure schedule to students (if any) by 5:00 a.m. tomorrow (August 30) at the latest. At Nghi Loc 4 High School, Cua Lo High School, and Nguyen Duy Trinh High School, this afternoon, the school also announced that students would be off school and planned to make up for the missed classes.

Regarding storm prevention, the Department of Education and Training also issued an urgent notice requesting the Department of Education and Training and its affiliated units to regularly monitor the storm's developments on the mass media to take timely prevention and response measures.

Students of Thach Ngan Secondary School for Ethnic Minorities (Con Cuong) were informed to stay in the dormitory during the storm. Photo: MH

At the same time, it is necessary to arrange forces on duty at the unit 24/24h. Closely coordinate with the local Flood and Storm Prevention Committee to have rescue solutions when there are bad situations due to storms. Particularly in mountainous districts, districts with large rivers flowing through, it is necessary to be on guard against flash floods, flash floods and sudden river water surges.

In addition, to ensure the safety of students, staff and teachers when storms occur, school principals, based on the actual situation in the locality, decide and notify students to stay home from school.