Spoiled Kids

On Wednesday, typhoon signal no. 8 was hoisted and the EDB announced there was no school for all full-time students. Though the EDB's annoucement was a bit general, it was easy to understand that the 'no-school' directives were only applicable to kindergarten, primary and secondary students. Then, how about tertiary institutions such as university and community college full-time students? Well, for every tertiary institution, they have set up their own guidelines on typhoon policy. For instance, in the institution that I work in, classes will not be suspended if the typhoon signal no. 8 is lowered for more than 5 hours. I bet for all tertiary students, they can refer back to an official document titled 'Student Handbook' for the program in which they enrolled. However, what astonished me was that some 'tertiary students' complained to the EDB about the ambiguous 'class suspension' announcment on Wednesday. Here, I would say this group of so-called 'university students' should learn to be independent and shoulder their own responsibilities. After they graduate, nobody will tell them whether they need to go to work if there is a typhoon. Instead, they should be proactive and inquire where they can get to know the typhoon policy. In many tertiary institutions, there are clear instructions in print or on-line to inform students under what circumstances classes will be suspended and when they will reopen. From now on, don't blame others and read the student handbook you have misplaced for ages!