雅思阅读材料：学校能擅自给孩子吃药吗

　　Should schools give children medicine without parental permission?

　　未经家长允许，学校能给孩子吃药吗?

　　That's the question that has been reverberating in parental circles across China after news emerged that a string of kindergartens were allegedly dispensing antiviral drugs without parents' consent.

　　这个问题最近在中国的家长圈子里激起层层涟漪，导火索是中国多所幼儿园被指在未获得家长允许的情况下向儿童分发抗病毒药物。

　　China's official Xinhua News Agency reported that four kindergarten programs--two in Xian in western Shaanxi province, one in central Hubei and another in northeastern Jilin--have been shut due to the problem, with some parents saying their children were suffering from leg pains, nosebleeds and genital inflammation after taking the medicine.

　　据中国官方媒体新华社报道，四所幼儿园因相关问题被关闭，其中两所位于中国西部 西省西安市、一所位于华中的湖北省，还有一所在东北的吉林省，一些家长说，他们的孩子在服药后出现腿痛、流鼻血、生殖器肿胀等症状。

　　Authorities are investigating the matter, and three people in Jilin have been detained in connection with the allegations, Xinhua said. Five others from schools in Xian have also been detained, Xinhua said.

　　新华社说，有关当局正在调查此事，吉林已有三人被拘捕。新华社说，西安幼儿园也有五人被拘捕。

　　The issue came to light Friday, after one parent in Xian found her daughter had brought home a prescription flu pill. Other cases came to light as the news spread.

　　这起事件在上周五曝光，当时西安一名家长发现女儿将一片处方感冒药带回了家。随着消息扩散，其他事例也被曝光。

　　Xinhua says that money appears to be a motivating factor. Some parents believe the schools were trying to ward off sickness to ensure students didn't take sick days, it said. Many private kindergartens and preschools in China charge by the number of days students attend school, so fewer sick days equals more money for the teachers.

　　新华社报道说，驱使幼儿园这样做的原因似乎是金钱。报道称，一些家长认为，幼儿园的目的是防止孩子生病缺勤。中国许多幼儿园都是按孩子入园的天数收费，因此减少病假缺勤天数就意味着教师能有更多收入。

　　Others have cited the fact that there is no law prohibiting the practice as a contributing factor.

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