China News Service, Beijing, March 16 (Reporter Yuan Xiuyue) Recently, the topic of "Yang Wei's twin daughters going to school at home" has aroused heated discussion.

　　For some time, children's repeated fevers and illnesses have become a new problem for parents.

Is it legal for my children to go to school at home?

Is it reliable?

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Expert: Studying at home depends on the situation and needs to be cautious

　　Recently, gymnastics Olympic champion Yang Wei posted a video on social platforms saying that after his two daughters fell ill several times last year, he and his wife Yang Yun made a bold attempt to temporarily stop their two daughters from going to school. Fully private tutoring at home.

　　He said this was to allow the children to recuperate their bodies and also to help them learn and play better.

He introduced that his wife personally served as the class teacher and developed an exclusive class schedule for the children. Different tutors were arranged for all courses, and the class location was changed to their company.

　　The video caused a heated discussion online.

Some netizens agreed, thinking that if you get sick every day at school, it is better to study at home.

Some people also believe that this is not a long-term solution and that children need to grow up healthily in the company of their friends.

　　On the 14th, Yang Wei posted another video response, saying that because his child was sick 11 times a year and took time off to go home to recuperate, he chose to hire a private tutor to make up for his homework. He does not recommend that everyone follow suit. When the child recovers, he will naturally return to school.

　　"This situation also exists in other countries, and there were quite a few cases in the past few years." Chu Zhaohui, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Educational Sciences, believes that whether a child can go to school at home is determined by family conditions, and child illness is only an inducement.

　　He believes that in fact, some of the things required to be learned in primary and secondary schools have exceeded the development level of students. In this case, if parents feel that they can take the responsibility for their children's education, they can also make this choice, but If you don't have the conditions, don't force it. You can't stay at home just for the sake of being at home. You need to be cautious.

　　It can be noted that the "Notice on Completing the Enrollment and Enrollment of Compulsory Education in 2017" issued by the Ministry of Education in 2017 mentioned that if school-age children or teenagers fail to enroll in compulsory education in accordance with the relevant provisions of the "Compulsory Education Law", the school will The education department must immediately implement the responsibilities of persuading students who have dropped out of school to return, register and report in writing.

For those who really need to defer schooling due to physical health and other reasons, parents or other legal guardians should apply to the county-level education department. They can defer schooling only after approval. They are not allowed to substitute home learning for compulsory education uniformly implemented by the state without authorization.

  Data map: Parents and children waiting for treatment at the Internal Medicine Clinic of Beijing Children's Hospital.

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What should parents do if their child gets sick repeatedly?

　　It is not uncommon for children to get sick repeatedly and ask for leave every three days. In recent times, this situation is not uncommon.

Previously, media reported that half of the classes in some schools in Jinan, Shandong were absent.

　　"Children in the lower grades of primary school are prone to getting sick, especially in winter." Ms. Li, a parent in Shanghai, said that her son, who is in the first grade of primary school, did not go to school for two weeks last winter due to mycoplasma pneumonia. The child had a fever in the first week and was at home. There is no way to study. I only started to make up homework in the second week, and I can only learn some when the child's energy is still good.

　　In Ms. Li's view, cross-infection is inevitable because children are in a group, but the main factor is the child's own immunity, because her son got sick several times after catching a cold while playing outside.

She said that when a child is sick, the parents have to take time off to look after the child. If they are not careful, the whole family will be infected, which is "so devastating."

　　In addition, parents will also face difficult problems such as who will take care of their children after they become sick and whether repeated illnesses will affect their immunity.

　　Hu Yang, deputy director of the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine at Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, said that generally speaking, repeated infections will definitely cause some harm to the body, but whether there is any harm to the immune system mainly depends on the patient's own immune function.

“The function of the immune system is constantly improving from childhood to adulthood. For some people, a single infection can stimulate their immune system to produce antibodies. However, some people have relatively low immune function and have underlying diseases. A single infection may cause them to develop antibodies. The more severe the disease is, the weaker your immunity will be."

　　In Chu Zhaohui's view, the reasons why children often get sick are very complicated. On the one hand, it may be that there are too few activities in school. When children always sit in the classroom and do not have enough activities, they may easily get sick.

It may also be caused by the indoor and outdoor environment of the classroom, such as unstable room temperature. In addition, epidemic diseases are also a big reason.

　　He believes that if children often get sick, the first priority is to find the right reason, whether it is due to their own immunity or external reasons. If it is not an external reason, it is not recommended that parents take their children home to study.

He suggested that schools can also make corresponding improvements, such as flexibly adjusting course schedules according to students' age groups and ensuring stable room temperature.

　　Chu Zhaohui also mentioned that the Ministry of Education, the National Health Commission and other four departments recently issued a document, which mentioned that primary and secondary schools should arrange for students to get out of the classroom for appropriate activities and relaxation during each class period, and arrange 30 minutes of interclass sports activities every day.

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