Gifu Prefecture's "four o'clock rule" revised to be instructed by the prefectural school board February 8 4:06
At some elementary and junior high schools in Gifu Prefecture, guidance called the "four o'clock rule" that requires children to go out until around 4 pm even if they go out of school early is being conducted. On the 6th, it turned out that the board of education of all local governments had been told to immediately stop banning outings.
Guidance called "four o'clock rule" among children is decided when elementary school children finish school by noon and leave the school until 3:00 pm and junior high school students until 4:00 pm We ask you not to go out until the appointed time.
When NHK interviewed each Board of Education, it was found that it was conducted at schools in 36 local governments out of 42 municipalities in Gifu Prefecture.
There are few cases in which school regulations have been stipulated, and schools are giving verbal guidance, and discussions are not sufficient. There is also a signing activity on the Internet asking for a review of the guidance.
In response to this situation, the Gifu Prefectural Board of Education told the Prefectural Board of Education of the prefecture that it would immediately ban outings and write a reflection statement immediately on the 6th. Was.
The Gifu Prefectural Board of Education School Safety Division responded to an interview with NHK, saying, "Issues are widely heard from children and parents as to whether instruction at schools is beyond a reasonable range for achieving educational purposes. And then reconsider the guidance. "