Ministry of Education: Strictly control the total amount of summer homework.

On July 16, the reporter learned from the Ministry of Education that during the summer vacation, the combination of flood season and holiday season increases safety risks, and various safety incidents are more likely to occur. The General Office of the Ministry of Education recently issued a notification to deploy the work of ensuring the safety of primary and secondary school students during the summer vacation in 2025, explicitly requiring strict control of the total amount of summer vacation homework. The notification specifies that local education authorities and schools must strictly implement the relevant requirements of the Ministry of Education, resolutely curb the problems of supplementary classes during holidays, early start of school, delayed vacation, which have caused students to bear an excessive academic burden. It is necessary to adhere to the principle of balancing work and rest, comprehensive development, and healthy growth, strictly control the total amount of summer vacation homework, scientifically arrange homework, resolutely prohibit the use of mobile phones for homework assignments, requiring students to use phones to complete assignments or request parents to check and correct homework, effectively reduce the excessive academic burden on students, and ensure that a large number of teachers and students have a safe, healthy and happy holiday. The notification also requires strengthening safety education and enhancing prevention capabilities. During the summer vacation, various types of news media, especially online media, should be fully utilized to widely conduct safety education, timely release safety tips, remind students to enhance safety awareness, pay attention to their own safety, and prevent various safety incidents.