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Schools close for children of migrant workers (1/5)

2011-08-31 17:34    Ecns.cn     Web Editor:Wang Haining

Hong Hao is a Grade 3 pupil from a migrant school named Dongba Experimental School. His parents collect second-hand books for a living. [CNS Photo/Liu Guanguan]

Since mid- June, nearly 30 schools for children of migrant workers in Beijing's three districts have received notice of shutdown, and some 14,000 children have been affected. So far, only the education authority of Chaoyang District said that it has made preparations to ensure that no child would drop out.

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