When I picked up my sister from school today, I saw a rather unexpected notice from the teacher in the parents' WeChat group: the school decided that students will not be allowed to bring suitcases into the campus from the next time. I was a little confused and puzzled by this sudden regulation. Considering that my sister is a boarding student who only comes home every two or three weeks, and she lugs a suitcase full of necessities every time she returns to school, and this is a common occurrence at school, this ban is really incomprehensible.
After meeting my sister, I couldn't wait to ask about the reason behind the notice. I was shocked by my sister's answer. It turned out that a serious fire accident in a school in Nanyang recently caused many people to lose their lives, and this tragic incident has aroused the great attention of the education department and schools around the country. My sister's school is based on similar fire safety considerations that she does not allow suitcases.
To be honest, the school is also for the safety of students, and suitcases not only occupy the space of the dormitory, but also may become a carrier for the spread of fire in the event of a fire.
Although I understood that the school's move was aimed at protecting the lives of students as much as possible, my first reaction was a wry smile. It feels like this approach is overkill and ignores the essence of the problem. While it is true that reducing flammable materials can help reduce the risk of fire, the real fire prevention work should be comprehensive and systematic, including equipping qualified and sufficient fire extinguishing equipment, strengthening the fire protection facilities in the dormitory, and conducting regular fire safety education for students to ensure that each student has mastered the basic fire escape skills and emergency response methods for the initial fire. Instead of not letting carry a suitcase this childish practice.
I felt that the school's one-size-fits-all rules were a bit simplistic and did not take into account the practical needs of students who were far away from home and had to carry a lot of personal belongings.
Measures to improve fire safety on campus should focus on scientific and reasonable preventive measures, rather than relying only on superficial means such as restricting the carrying of suitcases to solve deep-seated safety hazards. Only through systematic and comprehensive management can we truly prevent problems before they occur and effectively protect the safety of every student in school.