Early this morning (8.26), storm No. 5 moved to the Central Laos area and weakened into a tropical depression. However, the storm's circulation caused heavy rain in the North and Central regions, causing many streets in Hanoi to be heavily flooded.
Duong Xa Primary School, Gia Lam District, Hanoi announced that students would be off school this morning to prevent storm No. 5 (Kajiki).
Thach Da A Primary School, Yen Lang Commune, Hanoi, also informed students to stay home from school early in the morning: "Due to heavy rain and storms, this morning students stay home from Life Skills classes. The morning schedule will be moved to the afternoon".
Previously, the North Central provinces simultaneously issued notices to students at all levels to stay home from school, temporarily postponing school attendance schedules so that schools can focus on storm prevention and control and ensuring children's safety.
In Thanh Hoa, in an official dispatch sent to educational institutions on August 24, the Department of Education and Training of Thanh Hoa requested to temporarily suspend school activities on August 25 to respond to storm No. 5. Then, by May 26, based on the development of the storm, educational institutions will proactively arrange the schedule. The Department further noted that only when safety is truly guaranteed can schools allow children to go to school.
Nghe An Provincial People's Committee approved, students in the whole province will graduate on August 25. However, due to complicated weather developments, some schools in Nghe An have announced the temporary postponement of school closures on the morning of August 25 to ensure the safety of students.
The ceremony to honor students who won international and national awards and achieved high scores in the 2025 high school graduation exam (expected to take place on the evening of August 24.) has also been postponed.
Ha Tinh has also issued a document directing educational institutions in the province to temporarily suspend students from school to ensure safety. Accordingly, more than 67,000 students in grades 1, 9 and 12 will be off on August 25 and 26. The resumption of teaching and learning will be based on weather developments and instructions from competent authorities.
The Department of Education and Training of Quang Tri province issued an official dispatch on letting students stay home from school due to the impact of storm No. 5 and heavy rain. Specifically, preschool children, students, and trainees will be off school from the morning of August 25 until the weather returns to normal.
In Hue, the Department of Education and Training of Hue City has also issued an official dispatch to educational institutions in the area on adjusting the time for students to gather at the beginning of the year and implementing the work of preventing and fighting storm No. 5. Accordingly, the student gathering schedule scheduled to take place on August 25 will be postponed to August 28.
The Ministry of Education and Training has also issued Official Dispatch No. 1335/CD-BGDDT to the directors of the Departments of Education and Training of provinces from Quang Ngai on proactively responding to storm No. 5. Accordingly, the ministry requires departments in areas affected by the storm to closely monitor the storm's developments and be on duty 24/7. At the same time, departments must regularly keep in touch with authorities and rescue forces to promptly respond in case of incidents.
