Donghai County Education Bureau Issues Notice Requiring Schools to Strictly Enforce Two-Day Weekends and Prohibit Disguised Supplementary Classes
On October 31, a netizen shared a work reminder issued by the Donghai County Education Bureau in Jiangsu Province, requiring schools to strictly adjust their schedules, control evening self-study hours, and regulate holiday arrangements. Except for the third year of high school, schools must strictly implement two-day weekends. Practices such as 'dismissal on Saturday noon and returning on Sunday noon'—a fake two-day weekend—are prohibited, and no disguised supplementary classes are allowed. The news sparked discussions among students and parents, with some Jiangsu netizens claiming that similar measures are often abandoned as soon as the inspection teams leave.