Fan Meizhong, nicknamed "running Fan" by netizens. He fled his classroom during the massive May 12 earthquake in southwest China and nowhas a new jobin Beijingin a private training school.(Chinese medianet File Photo)
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BEIJING, Dec. 24 (Chinese media) -- A former high school
teacher who fled his classroom during the massive May 12 earthquake in southwest
China has a new job here in a private training school.
Fan Meizhong has a two-year contract with Keyfind
Education School in the Haidian District, school spokesman Zhang Wenbin told
Chinese media on Wednesday.
The former Chinese language teacher at a private high
school in quake-hit Dujiangyan City, Sichuan Province, was nicknamed "running
Fan" by netizens after he left his students behind and escaped the classroom as
the 8.0-magnitude quake struck.
The disaster left more than 80,000 dead or missing.
Fan's behavior became an object of controversy, and
he was later fired.
Zhang said, however, that Fan had been hired for his
extensive teaching experience and talent. At Keyfind, he'll conduct research on
developing students' potential and raising their interest in learning. He'll
also give some lectures, according to Zhang.
A lecture was planned for Sunday, but after word of
Fan's new job got out, with the media accusing Keyfind of using the teacher for
publicity, the lecture was cancelled, Zhang said.
"Fan, as a person, also needs to live," Zhang said.
"We hope the media will be tolerant about Fan and give him some living space.
"Whether he was wrong or right in his quake behavior,
we only want to make use of his talent," Zhang added.
He said the school had not decided what to do next
about Fan's job.
Zhang said Fan, who is now in his Sichuan home, will
come to the school in a few days.
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