Teacher bullying Former principal who received consultation Without investigating, October 10 19:28

In a public elementary school in Kobe City, four teachers repeatedly bullyed a colleague's male teacher, and the former principal who received a bullying consultation from a male teacher said "I'm alright" I found out that I was not conducting an in-depth investigation.

In the city of Higashi-Suma Elementary School in Kobe City, 4 males, 3 male teachers in their 30s and 1 female teacher in their 40s, were forced to eat a spicy curry with their male teachers in their 20s wearing their wings. I was repeatedly bullying.

The current principal of the elementary school explained that this was the first time in early July that a male teacher filed a complaint of bullying damage.

However, in a previous investigation by the Board of Education, the former principal who said in February that he had received a report from another teacher and interviewed and consulted with a male teacher said, “I ’m okay” I understood that I did not do any detailed investigation.

I also found that one of the perpetrators' male teachers who had been bullying repeatedly broke a child's arm during a physical education class at the same elementary school three years ago. It was not recognized as corporal punishment as unintentional.

The Board of Education will continue to listen to the relevant parties for further investigation.

Mayor of Kobe "Background of the Kobe Method"

Regarding the issue of bullying between teachers at elementary schools in Kobe City, Mayor Hisamoto received an indication that the system called the `` Kobe Method '', in which the principals discuss each other and decide on personnel changes, is increasing teachers who are evaluated by the principal. , The idea that there is a need to rush to review.

On May 10, the Mayor of Kumamoto, Kobe City, said at the regular press conference about the issue of bullying between teachers, “I can't believe it honestly, it's linguistic, and it is essential to reform the organizational climate.”

The city council has pointed out that a system called the “Kobe Method”, in which the principals consult with each other to determine the personnel changes of the faculty and staff, has increased the teachers evaluated by the principal.

Regarding this, Mayor Kumoto said, “I think the Kobe method is the background of the problem.”

After that, he said, “It is a very problem and we should stop using Kobe's original method,” indicating the need to rush to review.

In addition, Mayor Hisamoto said that he would cooperate with the selection of a research team by an external expert who was set up by the Board of Education in the near future. It was.