Tokyo Taito, Shinagawa, Adachi, Katsushika-ku Elementary and junior high school 5:04 on May 16 to cancel swimming classes
In Tokyo, where school closures continue, it was difficult to ensure health at elementary and junior high schools, and it was difficult to ensure safety, so four of the 23 wards in Tokyo decided to cancel swimming classes this year. It was
At most elementary and junior high schools in Tokyo, swimming classes are held from June to September every year, and prior to that, medical examinations by doctors show that children and students are ill or have a physical condition such as whether their heart, eyes, or ears are sick. Will be confirmed.
However, due to the effect of the new coronavirus, the school has been closed for a while and no health checkups have been conducted.
Under these circumstances, NHK interviewed that four of the 23 wards of Tokyo, Taitō ward, Shinagawa ward, Adachi ward, and Katsushika ward, have already decided to cancel swimming lessons at elementary and junior high schools this year. I understand. In addition, Suginami Ward and Arakawa Ward are also considering cancellation.
With regard to the reason for the cancellation of these wards, there is no prospect of reopening school, it seems difficult to finish the medical examination by the beginning of the swimming class, and it is safe for children and students if the medical examination cannot be carried out. This is because it is not possible to secure it, and it is difficult to avoid the so-called "three-dense" risk in changing rooms.
Regarding swimming classes, the Oita City Board of Education has already decided that it will not be held at elementary and junior high schools this year, and some elementary schools have decided to cancel.
Unable to get an early health checkup, making it difficult to understand the physical condition of the child
Of these, Adachi Ward usually conducts physical examinations for children and students from April to June at the elementary and junior high schools of the municipality, and then conducts swimming classes from June to September.
While not stand the prospect of the resumption time of school in Tokyo this year, as a result of consultation with the local Medical Association, it would take until September at the earliest health diagnosis, health of children before the lesson of swimming It means that it is difficult to understand the condition.
In addition, swimming is often done by multiple grades and classes jointly, and it may be impossible to avoid crowding in the changing room.
For this reason, the Adachi City Board of Education decided to cancel 104 swimming lessons this year for a total of elementary and junior high schools in the municipality in late last month, and notified each school.
Of these, Senju Sakura Elementary School had scheduled a swimming lesson from the 22nd of next month, but upon receiving the notice from the Board of Education, the cancellation was notified to each family by e-mail from school.
Masahiro Tamura, the principal of Senju Sakura Elementary School, said, "Swimming classes are important activities such as safety education for water, but they are important activities, but it is not possible to ensure the safety of children without a physical examination. Also, changing rooms and pools Even if we try to secure the distance between the children on the side, it is difficult because of the size of the facility and the class time. "
About the cancellation of the swimming class The 1st grade boy at Senju Sakura Elementary School said, "I wanted to practice diving in the swimming class, so I hate that it was canceled." It was
A fifth-grade boy who goes to another elementary school said, "I was looking forward to the swimming class, so it's a pity that it was canceled, but I can't help it. I will stand until the infection is over." It was.