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THE LEAFLET POINTS OUT THAT OVERWEIGHT SCHOOL BAGS AND INCORRECT POSTURES IN CARRYING SCHOOL BAGS AFFECT SPINAL DEVELOPMENT AND THAT A PUPIL SHOULD ONLY CARRY WEIGHT APPROPRIATE TO HIS OR HER AGE AND PHYSIQUE.
THE DEPARTMENT ENCOURAGES CHILDREN TO PACK THEIR SHOOL BAGS EVERY DAY ACCORDING TO THE TIMETABLE. CHILDREN SHOULD NOT CARRY TO SCHOOL UNNECESSARY ITEMS SUCH AS COMICS, TOYS AND VIDEO GAMES. STATIONERY WHICH IS LIGHT AND EASY TO CARRY IS RECOMMENDED.
THE DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS THE USE OF SATCHELS WHICH ARE LIGHT AND SECURE. THE STRAPS SHOULD PREFERABLY BE WIDE AND PADDED, AND THE BUTTONS AND ZIPS PLASTIC.
THE POSTER AND STICKER DRIVE HOME THE MESSAGE: "PACK YOUR SCHOOL BAG, KEEP IT LIGHT. START EACH SCHOOL DAY EASY AND BRIGHT.
THE DEPARTMENT HAS ISSUED GUIDELINES TO SCHOOLS IN YEAR EXPRESSING CONCERN ON OVERWEIGHT SCHOOL BAGS.
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THE GUIDELINES ADVISED, AMONG OTHER MEASURES, THE COMPILATION OF A TIMETABLE THAT WOULD NOT REQUIRE STUDENTS TO BRING ΤΟ SCHOOL A LARGE NUMBER OF TEXTBOOKS, WORKBOOKS OR EXERCISE BOOKS ON ANY DAY OF THE WEEK.
SCHOOLS SHOULD CONSIDER THE WEIGHT OF TEXTBOOKS AGAINST OTHER QUALITIES BEFORE DETERMINING WHICH TEXTBOOKS TO PRESCRIBE.
FACILITIES SHOULD BE PROVIDED, AS FAR AS POSSIBLE, STUDENTS TO STORE BOOKS, STATIONERY AND PERSONAL ITEMS THAT NEED BE CARRIED TO AND FROM SCHOOL EVERY DAY.
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THE PROVISION OF DRINKING WATER IN SCHOOLS WOULD ALSO HELP REDUCE THE WEIGHT OF SCHOOL BAGS.
THE GUIDELINES ALSO SUGGESTED THAT TEACHERS SHOULD PUNISHING STUDENTS FOR OCCASIONALLY FAILING TO PRODUCE BOOKS OR ITEMS IN CLASS.
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EDUCATION BOARD VISITS PERTH STREET SERVICES CENTRE
THREE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, LED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, DR TAM MAN-KWAN, TODAY (THURSDAY) VISITED THE PERTH STREET SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES CENTRE TO FAMILIARISE THEMSELVES WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES PROVIDED TO CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, HEARING, EYE-SIGHT AND SPEECH PROBLEMS.
THEY ARE MISS BOW SUI-MAY, MR MICHAEL HONG MAN-HOI AND MRS MINNIE LAI WEI KIT-LIN.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (SERVICES), MR CLEMENT WONG, THE GROUP WAS BRIEFED BY SENIOR SPECIALIST (EDUCATION PSYCHOLOGY/SPECIAL EDUCATION), MS EUGENIE WOO, ON SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE CENTRE.
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