Row over aircons in classrooms as China swelters
Parents' calls to install air conditioners in classrooms spark a debate online.
British Broadcasting CorporationWatchHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS ElectionUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC InDepthBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessWomen at the HelmFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersRow over aircons in classrooms as China sweltersGetty ImagesAs China battles longer and hotter heatwaves, some parents are calling for schools to install air conditionersA row has erupted on Chinese social media over the use of air conditioners in classrooms as the country endures an unseasonal heatwave.
Parents in some of China's hottest cities have called on schools to install air conditioners as temperatures exceed 35C.
The conversation heated up in the southern city of Changsha where the education department responded saying it will not install air cons so students can "cultivate the spirit of hard work and endurance".
The comment drew outrage online, sparking a debate on who should pay for the air conditioners and whether they should be used at all.
"Hard work and endurance? Can we please then ask the education bureau to work in 40-degree heat, then discuss whether this is the way to cultivate such spirit in children," wrote one Weibo user.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce9zlkz0ypyo
Rating: 5