Child blindness during physical education "Accident is the responsibility of the school" Apology Kanagawa

Child blindness during physical education "Accident is the responsibility of the school" Apology Kanagawa November 26 21:44

This month, at the elementary school in Manazuru Town, Kanagawa Prefecture, we found that the horticultural support used in the physical education high jump class hit the left eye of the child he had and the child was blind. The school principal apologized at the press conference, saying that “the safety cannot be thoroughly confirmed and the accident is the responsibility of the school”.

According to the Manazuru Town Board of Education, 7th of this month at the town's Manazuru Elementary School, during the 6th grade physical education high jump class, a 1m 50cm long, 1cm diameter gardening prop had I hit my left eye.

The child was taken to the hospital by ambulance, but was blind.

In the class, two children each had two props and practiced to fly a rubber string stretched 30 cm high between them.

Although there are original high-flying equipment, the male teachers of the teachers prepared the Internet site as a reference to reduce the fear of children and increase the number of exercises.

An injured child is discharged after undergoing surgery and is now restarting school.

At the press conference, Principal Katsumi Hamaguchi apologized by saying, “I can't confirm the safety thoroughly, and the accident is the responsibility of the school. I am very sorry for the injured children and their parents.” did.

School boards and schools want to investigate the cause of the accident and try to prevent it from happening again.