Shorter summer vacation for elementary and junior high school already decided within 23 wards of Tokyo New Corona May 19 15:58
While the elementary and junior high schools in Tokyo continue to be closed due to the new coronavirus, four wards have already decided to shorten summer vacation in Tokyo's 23 wards, and 14 wards are considering shortening I found out by interviewing each ward.
Public elementary and junior high schools in the 23 wards of Tokyo are scheduled to close until the end of this month, which is the deadline for the "emergency declaration."
Due to delays in class, four of Tokyo's 23 wards, Meguro, Kita, Adachi, and Edogawa, have already decided to shorten their summer vacation and have told parents and others. The summer vacation period is from August 1 to 24 in Meguro Ward, from August 1 to 23 in Kita Ward, from August 8 to 23 in Adachi Ward, and from August 8 to 24 in Edogawa Ward. Shorten the time from 10 days to 3 weeks.
In addition, 14 wards are considering specific schedules for shortening, and the remaining 5 wards are considering including whether to shorten.
On the other hand, there are challenges in shortening summer vacation. According to the board of education of each ward, air conditioning is being installed in the classroom, but measures for heat stroke during schooling and during school breaks, summer classes at school and activities of sports teams, and children may overlap with classes. Also, the issue is whether we can prepare a lunch that was not originally planned.
In addition, because it is not possible to eliminate the delay in class by shortening summer vacation alone, Meguro-ku and Edogawa-ku are considering increasing the number of classes on Saturdays and canceling events to devote their spare time to classes.