In the incident where a candidate was trapped in a hotel elevator and missed the college entrance examination, should the hotel bear this responsibility?

The annual college entrance examination has ended, but most candidates are immersed in the relaxed atmosphere after finishing the exam. Six candidates from Jining, Shandong Province could not calm down. Because they were trapped in the hotel elevator for 40 minutes before the last English test on the last day of the college entrance examination. In the end, I was unable to take the English test because I was late.

This is roughly what happened. At 14:15 on June 8, six college entrance examination candidates from Liangshan County, Jining City, Shandong Province took the hotel elevator and prepared to go to the examination room to take the last English subject test. The elevator broke down and they were trapped in the elevator for more than 40 minutes. By the time they were rescued, it was already 14:55. According to the college entrance examination regulations, the English test must be entered 15 minutes in advance, which means that they must enter before 14:45. In the end, these candidates were unable to participate because they were late. The local exam bureau stated that make-up exams are not possible in this case.

Afterwards, the school said that if the candidate agrees to repeat the course for one year, the school will waive part of the fee based on the college entrance examination results. If you choose to continue applying for the exam, the school can arrange for experienced teachers to provide one-on-one application guidance and strive to ensure that the children can be admitted to the corresponding school.

The hotel said, “Based on the cost of the candidates’ re-study at school and the art exam, we proposed a compensation of 20,000 yuan per person, but it was rejected. The parents’ request was 20,000 yuan per person. A compensation of 10,000 yuan is really unreasonable for us.”

Before discussing this matter, there are a few details you need to know:

1. These candidates did not apply on their own. Then follow the school to arrange food and accommodation. With the consent of the class teacher and the school, and under the arrangement of the parents, I checked into the Urban 118 Hotel on my own.

2. Among these candidates, 5 are art candidates studying broadcasting, hosting or editing, and one is a general cultural class candidate. Four of the art candidates have passed the professional course examination.

3. The time when these candidates were trapped in the elevator was 14:15. After they were trapped, they pressed the emergency call button as soon as possible and asked the staff to call 119. However, the staff said that it could be opened within 10 minutes, but it was not opened within 10 minutes. No one called 119 during the whole process. It was not until 14:37 that the vice principal of the candidate's school called 119 for rescue. At 14:50, rescue personnel from Liangshan County Fire Brigade arrived at the hotel; 5 minutes later, six trapped students were rescued from the elevator. In other words, a problem that could have been solved in five minutes was dragged out to more than 40 minutes.

4. Starting next year, Shandong will carry out college entrance examination reform, from the current comprehensive language and mathematics (arts and sciences) to the "3 3" model.

Netizens also discussed this matter a lot.

Some netizens believe that the college entrance examination is a major event for both individuals and families. It is undeniable that the elevator failure was an accident, but the main responsibility lies with the hotel's delay in calling the 119 rescue call, which delayed the time and made the candidates unable to take the exam. At the same time, re-study is a huge psychological pressure for a candidate, and the tuition fees for art candidates are extremely high, so a compensation of 20,000 yuan is completely insufficient.

Some netizens also questioned that the examinee was not alone in the hotel. There should be relatives traveling with him. Why did these relatives not call the 119 rescue hotline?

In addition to the above, some netizens said that similar special circumstances occur every year in the college entrance examination. Many candidates are absent from the exam due to force majeure and can only retake it. In this case, why can't they be allowed to retake the exam?

The author believes that even if a candidate is late due to force majeure and is unable to take the college entrance examination, it is not suitable to open a make-up examination precedent.

1. Due to the influence of force majeure, candidates are no longer able to perform at their best;

4. There have been many force majeure events in history, and the vast majority of candidates and families have made many choices in order to avoid making mistakes. A lot of effort. If you are late due to such circumstances, you will be provided with the opportunity to make up the exam, which is unfair to previous candidates.