Have foreign students to leave during the Olympics

Chinese store via WikipediaConvincing rumors suggested a few days ago that foreign students might be forced to leave China for two months during the Beijing Olympics, even when they want to continue studying after September. Shanghaiist summarized the rumors and finds also a source denying the story, after it broke in Dutch media.
Since there seems a certain degree of panic at the level of the central government, this story might still go into two directions. Very uncertain times, indeed.