Fourteen-year-old girl Du Lin was walking towards her home. Suddenly, a man stopped her and shouted, "Give me your money!" Du's hands were caught by the man. But in one quick movement. she took back her arms and started to scream for attention. The man ran away without getting any of her money.
Du is a student from Beijing No. 25 Middle School. Her teacher Chen Han has started giving his students an unusual lesson: self-protection. Luckily, Du has just learnt how to escape from an attack or a bad person. The school has taught self-protection for four years. About 5,000 students have learnt how to protect themselves.
According to a new survey, students' safety has been a big problem. Nearly 50 percent of the students say they are worried on the way to and from school.
This school is not the only one to care about students' safety. Many other schools in China also have lessons like this.
Student Ma Xiang said, "I learn how to save lives and most such courses tell students how to avoid dangerous situations." Students practise what to do if they are attacked by a bad person.
They are taught how to save lives if someone is hurt and how to stop danger before it really happens. They also learn how to work together and build team spirit.
