2009年5月初,住房城乡建设部发出通知,要求切实做好全国中小学校舍安全工程。通知说,校舍安全直接关系广大师生的生命安全,关系社会和谐稳定。把中小学校舍建成最安全、最牢固、让人民群众最放心的建筑,住房和城乡建设系统有义不容辞的责任。 In early May 2009, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development issued a notice requesting that the safety engineering of primary and secondary school buildings throughout the country be effectively implemented. The notice said that the safety of the school buildings is directly related to the lives of teachers and students, and it is related to social harmony and stability. It is incumbent to build primary and secondary schools into the safest, most secure and most assured buildings, housing, and urban and rural construction systems.