Bijie vows to look after left-behind children  

贵州5童亡故善后处理完毕 启动流浪儿童救助机制

贵州省毕节市有关部门于22日向媒体通报称，日前毕节市5名儿童死亡事故已处理完毕。当地有关部门已启动流浪儿童救助机制，同时加强义务教育阶段中小学生辍学排查，确保适龄儿童该入学的一个不能少，已入学的一个不能走。

Bijie (CNS) -- The government of Bijie, a prefecture-level city in southwest China's Guizhou Province, announced a new program on Thursday that will provide protection for left-behind children and ensure that they attend school.

The announcement came after the remains of five local children were found in a roadside dumpster last week. Zhou Zuhua, deputy mayor of the city's Qixingguan District, said the bodies had been incinerated.

Luo Yanming, of the local bureau of civil affairs, said the district had applied to establish a center for runaway children and homeless people, as well as public service signs and a hotline.

Because the number of local parents who leave to seek employment is increasing, we will register left-behind children and make sure they are cared for, said Chen Yong, who works at the local bureau of education.

Tao Yuanwu, father of Tao Chong and Tao Bo, two of the victims, said on Wednesday that he would go back to Shenzhen for work. Tao Xueyuan, father of Tao Zhongjing and Tao Zhonghong, another two victims, said he would stay in the city to look after his youngest son and avoid another tragedy.