"Finally report to daughter" "Child's thought has arrived at the Supreme Court" Okawa Small Bereaved October 11 21:11
A trial of Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, where 23 children were killed in the tsunami of the Great East Japan Earthquake. The ruling that ordered Ishinomaki City and Miyagi Prefecture to compensate more than 1.4 billion yen has been finalized. Trials over 8 years, the bereaved ...
“I can report to my daughter that I ’m not sorry”
“It was a very long trial. Following appeals and appeals, I ’ve been reporting many times to my daughter,“ I ’m sorry. ” I hope I can make a different report.I want to make sure to take steps to save lives because this is a country with many disasters. "
"I felt again that my daughter's life was a life that could have been saved in response to the decision of the Supreme Court. I finally desperately appealed through the trial that the lost life was really big and I would not return. I thought I could finally report to my daughter. "
"I was greeted this day with my best"
Hideaki Ogino, one of the plaintiffs who lost the eldest daughter who was a third grader, said, “It has been 8 years and 7 months, but I was able to welcome this day to my deceased daughter and family. From here, I would like to see how Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, and Japan's education community face the challenge of protecting children's lives. "
“The development of the Okawa Elementary School as a relic is progressing, but it will lead to the development of correctly communicating facts and lessons to future generations. Prepare a disaster prevention manual for future disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons. I want the school to think about it again, and I want the school to rethink its attitude to protect the lives of children. "
"I wanted to throw it out many times ..."
Kazutaka Sato, one of the plaintiffs who lost the 6th grader's third son, said, “The last 8 years and 7 months have been a very long road. I wanted to throw out many times and I wanted to escape. Thank you to all over the country. ”
Sato visited Okawa Elementary School.
Mr. Sato wore a black suit and handed in front of the monument and reported the result of the trial to his late son.
Mr. Sato said, “I am relieved that the thoughts of the children have reached the Supreme Court. It can be said that the facts and lessons of the Okawa Elementary School that we have appealed to have been proved to be correct, and we want to continue talking with confidence. `` Because disasters can occur anywhere in Japan, I want you to become a society where you should never be wary of it, work on disaster prevention in the unlikely event of a disaster, and give priority to children's lives. '' .
"Please take administration and school seriously"
Mr. Hiroyuki Imano, the chief of the plaintiff group who lost the eldest son who was in sixth grade, said, "I want to express my gratitude to those who cooperated in the trial."
In addition, “To be honest, being relieved is a frank impression when you know the decision. However, the judgment of the court does not protect the life of the child. It is educational administration that operates based on the judgment I would like to take this decision seriously and expect to improve more and improve disaster prevention measures. ”
“At the time of the trial, the city and the prefecture alleged that they were not responsible. Even if the judicial decision was made and just bowed down“ I ’m sorry ”, I ’m not accepting an apology. I have not dealt with the bereaved family with a sincere attitude until now, and I want you to clarify everything that has not been explained. "
“Tell your son that it was a protected life”
Hitomi Konno ’s wife said, “I thought that I would live while watching the growth of my child, but things changed a lot since March 11, 8 years ago. When I stood, I felt my responsibility and continued to apologize to my son, "I'm sorry. From now on, I want to tell you that it was a protected life."
“Some schools helped children”
Mr. Toshiro Sato, a former junior high school teacher who lost the second daughter of the 6th grade at the time of attending Okawa Elementary School and continued the storyteller activities without joining the plaintiff in the trial, “I was relieved that the judgment was finally given. There were a lot of schools where the children were saved, and where Okawa Elementary School was supposed to be evacuated to the manual, it wasn't difficult to write a line, but it was just one thing, but it was a big difference. I think we must work to prevent this from happening in the future. "
Lawyer "At least the significance of the existence of children"
Kazuhiro Yoshioka said, “The judgment of the high court admitted that the damage caused by the tsunami could be predicted, and the board of education and the city showed the judgment that the children's lives must be protected with a high duty of care. However, the city and prefecture appeals were rejected, and school officials throughout the country had to work on disaster prevention measures on the premise of judicial judgment. We take that decision. ”
On top of that, he said, “If the children who died existed in this society, the significance of them was shown, and if the lessons were used to protect children nationwide, the bereaved family could be saved.”
"I'm wondering if this trial was really a case that should go to the Supreme Court. If you were taking a serious response at the parental briefing session or third party verification committee, this trial would be so long. It was a question of why the Governor of Miyagi Prefecture was particularly important and why the prefecture did not take the initiative to solve this problem. ”
Governor "A big challenge to protect children's lives in any situation"
Governor Yoshihiro Murai from Miyagi Prefecture told reporters, “I accept the decision and wish the souls of the children who have died again. I want to deal with the bereaved with sincerity”.
In addition, “A very heavy judgment was made that schools should protect children's lives in any situation. The fact that educational facilities require a very high level of disaster prevention capability is not a problem only in Miyagi Prefecture, but nationwide. It ’s a big challenge. ”
Regarding disaster prevention measures in the future of education, he said, “The municipal board of education is primarily responsible, so the prefecture would like to promote the measures by providing financial support and other aspects.” .
Mayor Ishinomaki "Work to protect children's lives"
Ishinomaki City Mayor Kameyama told reporters, “I express my condolences to the children of Okawa Elementary School. If you look at the results of the judgment, we are responsible, so I would like to apologize from the bottom of my heart.” “The fact that schools need a system to protect the lives of children is a decision that has an impact on the whole country,” he said.
And about future efforts, “After the earthquake, each school is making manuals and improving disaster prevention education, but we must also work to become an educational site that protects children's lives, including advance disaster prevention measures. "Said.