Leshan · Full chronicle and history

On September 19, it was exposed that after rectification, the student protection post at Eryumatou Primary School in Wutongqiao District, Leshan, Sichuan, was still manned by elderly people. Previously, parents reported that the protection post increased the burden on dual-income families, and the education bureau had requested the cancellation of mandatory scheduling. The school's system requires protection personnel to hold equipment while on duty and explicitly demands that they promptly stop criminal acts when discovered.

Ermatou Primary School in Wutongqiao District, Leshan, Sichuan, was exposed for forcing parents to take turns standing guard for school safety. A reporter visited and found multiple elderly people aged 67 holding long sticks on duty at the school gate.

On September 17, the Wutongqiao District Education Bureau replied on “Ask Sichuan” that the education authorities have not stipulated that parents must participate in guarding the school, and that schools have been urged to cancel mandatory scheduling and switch to voluntary sign-ups, putting an end to such practices as elderly people taking over shifts and paid substitutes standing in.

Previously, parents reported on the "Wenzheng Sichuan" platform that the guard duty at Ertou Primary School conflicts with working hours, adding to the burden on dual-income families; some have asked grandparents to take their place, while others pay people to cover the shift.

In the early hours of August 22, 2026, Mabian Yi Autonomous County in Leshan City, Sichuan Province, was hit by sudden extreme rainstorms that triggered severe flash floods. Muddy floodwaters surged into several main streets of the county seat, submerging a large number of vehicles.

On July 11, Mabian Yi Autonomous County, Leshan, Sichuan was struck by severe floods; meanwhile, torrential rains in Qianxi, Tangshan, Hebei triggered floods, leaving some people washed away by rapid currents or trapped on car roofs.

Thousands of property owners from four housing developments in Shizhong District, Leshan, staged a collective protest against the government's reclassification of their household registration (hukou) as rural, which affects their children's access to urban educational resources. Some owners blocked traffic.