Smog Days: schools are closed in Beijing

originaly published in the Beijingner

In an unprecedented move, a number of schools from Beiing’s international school community were closed today. The decision came late yesterday evening in response to a memorandum released by Beijing Municipal Department of Education indicating that schools should not hold classes Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday. The memorandum was issued by the education authorities as a reaction to Beijing declaring its first Red Alert, calling for the closures of schools, factories, and odds/evens traffic restrictions. Under new standards set in March of this year, a Red Alert is declared when the air quality is forecast to be over AQI 200 for three days or more.

Look at this pic.

Appreciate what we have. Appreciate that.

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