June 13, 2018
Avoid school bell shell shock, ministry says
The Education Ministry has written to all city and provincial education departments telling them to stop using unexploded bombs as school bells.

A ministry letter said that in the past some schools had used live ordnance as a signal to students.

Education Minister Hang Chuon Naron wrote that the guidance had come from the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority, which said all kinds of munitions could cause accidents at any time.

“Stop using unexploded ordnance as a bell in school to avoid accidents to Cambodian children because anything could happen,” Mr Naron said.

Thon Tharin, president of the Kampong Speu provincial education department, said his department got the letter and had sent it out to all schools for implementation.

He said that in the past, some schools had used unexploded ordnance as a bell to let students know the start and end of the school day and when to take breaks.
However, this was rare now, he said. Schools now use truck wheels to strike or electric bells instead.
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