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Later school hours ease morning rush for pupils

Nearly 1.6 million elementary school students in the city started their new Spring semester yesterday. And in a pilot scheme, primary and secondary schools in downtown Luwan and suburban Jiading District introduced later starting times to avoid morning rush hour. Students there can arrive about 20 minutes later than normal, with school starting at 7:45am. Instead of starting lessons immediately, they can go to the playground for open-air games such as basketball or aerobics. The morning study sessions were replaced by sports in the hope of improving children's fitness. "We should be committed to the 'health first' principle by giving children more sleeping and sports time," Shen Xiaoming, director of the Shanghai Education Commission, said yesterday. Trackback(0) TrackBack URI for this entry Comments (0) Subscribe to this comment's feed Show/Hide comments Write comment Show/Hide comment form Name Email Website Title Comment Write the displayed characters Add Comment Copyright 2007. All Rights Reserved.

 

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