Accidental death during a craft class “Insufficient management” Third Party Committee Oct. 11 17:02
Five years ago, a third-party committee established by the city on the accident of a child who was drawing a picture in front of the main gate during a craft class at a primary school in Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture We compiled a report that safety management was insufficient.
In October 2014, a 6th grade boy who was drawing a picture on the road in front of the main gate during a craft class at Hiratsuka City Tsuchiya Elementary School was killed by a car.
The third party committee, which is made up of lawyers, submitted a report on school correspondence and safety management to the city school board on the 11th.
The report pointed out that the teacher in charge of the teacher allowed the off-campus activities without paying attention to safety, and that the school principal and the vice-principal did not grasp the activities outside the school. The fact that it was enough led to an accident.
On top of that, we recommend training for faculty and staff, and setting up a month for strengthening to prevent traffic accidents at school in October when the accident occurred.
Masahiro Yoshino, Director of the Hiratsuka City Board of Education, said, “We want to take the report seriously, work to prevent recurrence, and aim to create a safe and secure school.”
The father of the deceased child told a news reporter, “Since the suffering and sorrow do not change even after 5 years, I want my son's life to be used to prevent recurrence without wasting it.”