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this article is transferred from [jiupai news];

a few days ago, some parents reported on social platforms that due to the hot weather, tianyi jinxia primary school in xiangtan county, hunan province asked parents to donate air conditioners to the school.

on september 5, according to the official douyin account "china lotus town" of the xiangtan county media center in hunan province, the xiangtan county education bureau issued a situation report on the matter, stating that the relevant situation was true and had instructed the school to repurchase the donated air conditioners.

the full text of the notice is as follows:

on the morning of september 4, a video message circulated online showing that "parents of a primary school student in xiangtan donated air conditioners to the school." our bureau attached great importance to this and immediately set up an investigation team to investigate and deal with the matter.

after verification, it was found that tianyi jinxia primary school did have the problems reflected in the video. at present, our bureau has instructed the school to repurchase the donated air conditioners and properly handle other problems caused by this. the school involved will be dealt with seriously in accordance with relevant regulations in the future.

at the same time, we should learn from this incident, effectively standardize school operations, and resolutely prevent such behavior from happening again.

image source: china lotus village

previously, a netizen from xiangtan, hunan posted on his personal social account that many students’ classrooms do not have air conditioners and their parents want to donate air conditioners to the school.

a "student parent donation agreement" signed by "tianyi jinxia primary school" stipulates that if a student's parents donate an air conditioner for the classroom, the donor will be responsible for the installation, sockets, and wiring, and the electricity bill will be settled and handed over to the school on schedule. it also mentioned that gree and midea are recommended brands.

the video shows that the agreement is a blank agreement and is not stamped or signed by the school.

source: social media account of the person involved

the post sparked discussion among netizens, with some questioning whether the school's approach was reasonable, while others said it was a spontaneous act of the parent-teacher association.

according to the huashang daily dafeng news, a teacher from tianyi jinxia primary school once responded to netizens and said that the matter of asking parents to donate air conditioners was organized by the parents' committee and the school was not involved.

a staff member of xiangtan county education bureau also told the huashang daily dafeng news reporter that the donation of air conditioners was initiated by the parents' committee and is purely voluntary. the education bureau will not make any unified arrangements, and the school will not force any organization.

the staff member said that the state does not require schools to install air conditioners in classrooms, and there is no such thing as asking parents to pay for it because the government has no money. "if parents disagree, they can report it directly to the parent committee. it's okay to refuse directly."

according to jinyun, the xiangtan county education bureau said that if every classroom is equipped with air conditioners, the school's circuits may not be able to support them, and said, "if parents disagree, they can refuse, and the school cannot organize it uniformly."

source: jiupai news, china lotus village, previous reports