Recently, a news that "colleges and universities in many places prohibit hanging curtains in student dormitories" rushed to the hot search.
The school said that the bed curtain, as a kind of cloth and plastic shield, is very easy to ignite, which seriously affects the safety of the dormitory, and the bed curtain also blocks interpersonal communication, which is not conducive to communication between roommates.
The comment area exploded, and netizens said: The quilt is also fabric, the bed board or wood?
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Why are more and more colleges and universities banning bed curtains in student dormitories?
On March 27, Xinjiang Medical University responded to the question of whether bed curtains can be installed in student dormitories: considering that student apartments are densely populated places and bed curtains are flammable, once a fire occurs, the fire may spread rapidly, seriously threatening the safety of students' lives and property, so it is forbidden to install bed curtains in the dormitory.
In fact, not only Xinjiang Medical University, but also many colleges and universities prohibit students from hanging bed curtains. For example, Northwest University for Nationalities, Gansu Normal University for Nationalities and Hebei Zhangjiakou University all clearly require that bed curtains should not be hung in dormitories.
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On March 28, Henan Nanyang Normal University published an article signed by a counselor explaining in detail why.
First of all, as a fabric or plastic material, bed curtains can easily ignite, and once a fire starts, the fire will spread quickly. In the past, there have been cases where students used illegal electrical appliances to cause fires, and the bed curtains were quickly ignited.
Secondly, bed curtains can also hinder emergency rescue. If a student has a sudden illness or other emergency in bed, the bed curtain may prevent rescuers from finding and rescuing the student in a timely manner. In 2020, a student at a school fell ill and died in bed, and was not discovered by his roommate until two days later, and it was the bed curtain that blocked the roommate's observation.
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In addition, bed curtains may also affect the ventilation and lighting of the dormitory, and it is easy to breed mites and bacteria in such a dark environment for a long time, and if you buy bed curtains with poor air permeability, there is a risk of suffocation.
What's more, the bed curtain erects an "invisible wall" in the dormitory, blocking the emotional exchange between students. Some students once reported that after their roommates hung up their bed curtains, there was less communication with each other, and the dormitory relationship became indifferent. The dormitory is a place to exercise interpersonal skills, and hanging bed curtains allows students to focus too much on individual interests and ignore collective interests, which is not conducive to building close team spirit and friendship.
In this regard, the students objected: Why don't you tear down the door? Let's talk together!
1. College students are adults and need privacy
The dormitory is a place to rest, but everyone's schedule and habits are different, and there is no need to accommodate each other after having a curtain, and you can block out the light by closing the curtain, so you don't have to worry about affecting others or being affected.
Not everyone likes to socialize with people all the time, and students also need private space to be alone, so why can't they hang curtains without affecting others?
Especially in the girls' dormitory, what to do when you change clothes in the morning and evening, although everyone is of the same sex and is not afraid to look at it, but now there are so many ways to take pictures secretly, who knows if it will be photographed by roommates? There are many such examples, never underestimate the malice of human nature.
2. What kind of interpersonal communication should be required in the sleeping place?
Do you have to look at each other to communicate? Why do you have to communicate in bed because you have to talk about something, but why do you need to talk in bed?
It's better to tear down the door, don't just communicate with the people in the dormitory, you can't favor one over the other, and other students will also come to chat at night.
3. Not allowing bed curtains not only does not improve interpersonal communication, but also stimulates conflicts
How many examples of conflicts arise because of work and rest habits, some people go to bed late, turn on the light, what should those who go to bed early? Who will compromise? It is better to hang a bed curtain, and everyone will be harmonious and have their own way.
Many girls have complained that their roommates and boyfriends may photograph others, and what should they do if others change their clothes in the dormitory?
4. There are potential safety hazards everywhere, but management cannot adopt a one-size-fits-all approach
So many people have fallen off the top bunks, some have been injured, some have fallen to their deaths, but haven't the bunk beds not been canceled? You can't just use an extremely small number of examples and let everybody be overly guarded.
Drinking water will choke to death, potential safety hazards do not exist all the time, and the school is so afraid of responsibility, it is better to let college students surf the Internet at home.
Quilts, bed boards, clothes, etc., which are not flammable?
Netizens directly ridiculed: Empty the dormitory! Students should not wear clothes, do not cover quilts, and do not leave a single combustible material, so there will be absolutely no fire hazard.
5. Can the school focus on improving the facility environment, rather than restricting students' freedom in small things?
The dormitories are broken, the facilities are incomplete, the things are aging, and the new curtains are on fire.
It really responds to that sentence: first-rate universities focus on academics, second-rate universities focus on hygiene, and third-rate universities focus on discipline.
The dormitory is a place to live together, but everyone needs a certain amount of privacy, especially adult college students.
This one-size-fits-all approach is often a sign of poor school management.