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poster news chief reporter chen yangyang reports from jinan

in the first week of september, primary and secondary schools across the country welcomed the new fall semester of 2024. primary and secondary schools in guangdong, jiangxi, zhejiang, shandong and other places have implemented "lying flat" naps, and school desks and chairs have become "nap artifacts" in seconds, which has attracted widespread attention. on september 5, poster news reporters visited many schools in shandong to reveal the story behind lying down and sleeping.

on-site visit: students' cupboards become "beds for naps" in seconds

pull open the white "cupboards", and dozens of children's cabinets in the back row of the classroom will be transformed into small beds in seconds. at noon on september 5, more than 40 primary school students in the third class of the first grade of shandong experimental primary school skillfully spread out their bedding and quietly lay on their small beds for a nap.

"this year, all 12 classrooms in the north building of our school have implemented lying-down sleeping policy, including most students in grades one to three." wang mengjun, vice principal of shandong experimental primary school, introduced that a few years ago, the school was the first in the country to implement lying-down sleeping policy during lunch breaks. during the summer vacation this year, further renovations were made to allow more children to take naps comfortably.

not only shandong's primary and secondary schools have implemented the policy of lying down to take naps during lunch breaks, but in the new semester this year, primary and secondary schools in shenzhen, guangzhou in guangdong, as well as jiangxi, zhejiang and other places have also implemented the "lying down" nap policy.

at the shenzhen affiliated school of sun yat-sen university, all 79 classes are equipped with hidden nap beds. at a primary school in changchun, jilin province, the desks and chairs for first-grade students have also undergone slight changes - they look ordinary, but actually have hidden secrets. by gently pushing the handle and stepping on the pedal, they can be transformed into "nap artifacts" in seconds.

behind “lying down to sleep”, more than 90% of primary school students do not meet the sleep standards?

behind the trend of lying down to sleep across the country is the increasing attention paid to the sleep problems of primary and secondary school students.

"my child finishes his homework at almost 11 o'clock at night and he doesn't get enough sleep." a parent of a second-year junior high school student complained that although the education department and schools encourage students to go to bed early, in reality, it is not easy for students to get enough sleep.

the reporter found that in recent years, sleep problems among primary and secondary school students have attracted widespread attention from experts, schools and parents across the country. the "china national mental health development report (2019-2020)" released by the institute of psychology of the chinese academy of sciences shows that 95.5% of primary school students, 90.8% of junior high school students and 84.1% of high school students do not meet the sleep duration standards.

in april 2021, the general office of the ministry of education issued the "notice on further strengthening sleep management for primary and secondary school students", pointing out that sleep is essential for promoting brain development, bone growth, vision protection, physical and mental health, and improving learning ability and efficiency of primary and secondary school students. it is clearly required that primary school students should sleep 10 hours a day, junior high school students should sleep 9 hours, and high school students should sleep 8 hours. localities and schools with conditions should ensure that students have the necessary lunch break time. schools in all regions should vigorously popularize scientific sleep knowledge through various channels.

this is the "sleep order" often mentioned by many schools and parents. after the "sleep order", china's primary and secondary school students ushered in a "sleep reform" and also ushered in a new exploration of napping in schools across the country.

how to solve the problems of funding and venue?

from a national perspective, many places have explored and promoted lying down to take naps during lunch breaks, but in fact, this is not an easy task.

the reporter visited many primary schools in shandong and found that all schools have made some new attempts. some schools have introduced sleeping mats and retractable beds, some have designed tables and chairs into two-purpose folding beds, some have set up tents in the gymnasium, and some primary schools have installed automatic curtains to block out light in classrooms. however, in reality, students face many problems such as insufficient space in old campuses and tight funds when sleeping.

it is worth mentioning that relevant departments in many regions are trying their best to solve the problem. taking shenzhen as an example, in 2024, shenzhen plans to promote 200 primary and secondary schools (including campuses) in the city's compulsory education stage to achieve students sleeping comfortably during lunch breaks, and strongly support this as a livelihood project. in the first quarter alone, 50 schools have achieved the set goals. in zhejiang, the "several measures for zhejiang province to promote large-scale equipment renewal and consumer goods trade-in" was recently issued. in the implementation of the equipment renewal action, it is specifically mentioned that the "lunch break lying down" project for primary and secondary schools should be implemented.

during the national people's congress and the chinese people's political consultative conference last year, chen wei, deputy to the national people's congress and vice president of the quzhou traditional chinese medicine hospital in zhejiang province, proposed "implementing the 'comfortable sleeping' project for lunch breaks in primary and secondary schools as soon as possible across the country." the general office of the ministry of education specifically responded to this suggestion, affirming the exploration and practice of lunch breaks in schools that have already begun in many places, and stated that it will continue to guide, encourage and support places with conditions, coordinate existing school conditions and facilities and equipment, create lunch break conditions for students according to local conditions, and provide strong guarantees for the healthy development of students' physical and mental health.

sleep problems have been taken seriously, and the "lying down" lunch break policy has been promoted nationwide. in the future, i believe that more children in schools will have better solutions to their sleep problems.

(source: poster news)

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