{"id":56646,"date":"2023-11-14T16:34:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T07:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=56646"},"modified":"2026-04-05T15:49:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T06:49:56","slug":"hyesan-schools-suspend-classes-to-allow-students-to-collect-winter-firewood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/hyesan-schools-suspend-classes-to-allow-students-to-collect-winter-firewood\/","title":{"rendered":"Hyesan schools suspend classes to allow students to collect winter firewood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some schools in Yanggang Province\u2019s city of Hyesan have recently suspended classes so that students can collect firewood for the winter, Daily NK has learned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSome schools in Hyesan recently sent students to rural areas in Gapsan and Pungso Country to collect firewood,\u201d a source in Yanggang Province told Daily NK on Nov. 3, speaking on condition of anonymity for security reasons. \u201cWinter is approaching fast, so the schools have resorted to these kinds of measures because they haven&#8217;t built up a sufficient stock of firewood yet.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North Korean schools have long required students to prepare firewood or contribute money to purchase wood for heating. However, very few students have been able to offer firewood or money due to this year\u2019s economic difficulties, and schools have struggled to prepare enough firewood for the winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Daily NK <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/hyesan-schools-demand-firewood-cash-students-prepare-winter-heating\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/hyesan-schools-demand-firewood-cash-students-prepare-winter-heating\/\">reported <\/a>in October that Hyesan schools ordered students to contribute firewood or an equivalent sum of money if they did not have the firewood, but most students were not able to meet these demands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Therefore, some Hyesan schools have resorted to suspending classes and forcing students to the countryside to cut firewood themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf schools can\u2019t prepare enough firewood, classes will have to be suspended during the winter. The school principals will face full responsibility for the suspension of classes, which might result in their dismissal or severe punishment,\u201d the source said. \u201cThat\u2019s why all school principals are so keen about preparations for the winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Usually, winter preparations are completed by October, but this year, there are so many schools that haven\u2019t been able to finish yet. That\u2019s why they\u2019ve made decisions to suspend classes and make students prepare firewood. There aren\u2019t many trees in the city, so they\u2019ve had to send their students to the countryside.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The source also told Daily NK that schools have developed different strategies for students to collect firewood. Some schools have suspended all classes for a week, while others are having certain grades head to rural areas in turns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One middle school in Hyesan sent Grade 1 students to collect firewood for one week before sending Grade 2 students to collect firewood the following week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe students have to transport the firewood back from the countryside on their own, using their backpack straps or rope to carry the firewood on their backs,\u201d the source said. \u201cThe drivers of ox-carts and cars that travel between the city and the countryside feel so sorry for the students that they\u2019re helping the children transport the wood if they can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cParents are feeling extremely guilty that their inadequacy as parents is making their children suffer, and they\u2019re lamenting the fact that they have to send their precious children to the countryside to cut wood. But no matter how hard they try, there\u2019s nowhere they can get any more money, so they can only watch in silent frustration as their children go to collect wood.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the meantime, elementary schools unable to send their young students to cut wood have held meetings with parents to discuss heating preparations for the winter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWinter is coming soon, and we need heating in less than two weeks, but we have no firewood to use,\u201d officials at one school told parents, according to the source. \u201cWe ask that you obtain firewood for the children by whatever means possible, even if you have to go to the countryside yourselves and cut wood for the children.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s rare for urban schools to send students to rural areas to cut wood,\u201d the source said. \u201cThis shows a glimpse of how difficult life is for everyone right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Translated by Annie Eun Jung Kim. Edited by Robert Lauler.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Daily NK works with a network of sources who live inside North Korea, China and elsewhere. Their identities remain anonymous due to security concerns. More information about Daily NK\u2019s reporting partner network and information gathering activities can be found on our FAQ page&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/faq\/\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20231103-4\/\"><em>Read in Korean<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some schools in Yanggang Province\u2019s city of Hyesan have recently suspended classes so that students can collect firewood for the winter, Daily NK has learned. \u201cSome schools in Hyesan recently sent students to rural areas in Gapsan and Pungso Country to collect firewood,\u201d a source in Yanggang Province told Daily NK on Nov. 3, speaking [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":132,"featured_media":39552,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1360,67],"tags":[703,729,1656,222],"class_list":["post-56646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-society","category-news","tag-education","tag-students","tag-dprk","tag-border"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v28.8) - 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