Tragedy leads to calls for school safety
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="collapsed">collapsed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sichuan">Sichuan</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="education">education</span> <span word="experts">experts</span>, <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="schoolchildren">schoolchildren</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="fatal">fatal</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demolition">demolition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Luzhou">Luzhou</span>, <span word="Sichuan">Sichuan</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="Service">Service</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="torn">torn</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="walls">walls</span>.</p><p><span word="Several">Several</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="graders">graders</span> <span word="between">between</span> 7 <span word="and">and</span> 9, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="debris">debris</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demolition">demolition</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="cleaning">cleaning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="grounds">grounds</span>. <span word="Local">Local</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="investigating">investigating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incident">incident</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Oct">Oct</span> 23, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wall">wall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Zhenxiong">Zhenxiong</span> <span word="county">county</span>, <span word="Yunnan">Yunnan</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="collapsed">collapsed</span>, <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="injuring">injuring</span> <span word="four">four</span>.</p><p><span word="Chu">Chu</span> <span word="Zhaohui">Zhaohui</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="Sciences">Sciences</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="schoolchildren">schoolchildren</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="adults">adults</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Campus">Campus</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broad">broad</span> <span word="concept">concept</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="concentrated">concentrated</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="classrooms">classrooms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dormitories">dormitories</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="ignored">ignored</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="campus">campus</span>," <span word="Chu">Chu</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="tragedies">tragedies</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nearby">nearby</span> <span word="dangers">dangers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="walls">walls</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chu">Chu</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demolition">demolition</span>.</p>
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