Request for temporary closure of school New school virus is forced to respond February 28 at 14:35

On the morning of March 28, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) has made an unusual request to the Board of Education, etc. nationwide to set an appropriate period of about two weeks from March 2 to spring break and to temporarily close schools. The school is working hard to respond to this sudden request, including what to do with the entrance exams that have not yet been conducted and the remaining classes.

An urgent meeting was held early in the morning at Seiryo Junior High School in Tama City, Tokyo, where they discussed how to secure lesson time and what to do with students during breaks.

However, on March 2nd, she decided to send her students to school in the morning and close the school in the afternoon because she was not ready. After this, teachers explained the current situation to the students.

Students were confused, saying, "Will all school events be cancelled?" And "What should I do for the rest of my study?"

Schools are also concerned about responding to entrance exams. The entrance examination for public high schools in Tokyo has already been completed, but with the announcement of the results on the 2nd of next month, it will be important to give guidance to students who have failed and how to respond to the second exam.

In addition, he did not know whether the graduation ceremony could be held at this time, and a junior high school boy said, "I finished the exam and thought that it was time to make memories with my friends until the graduation ceremony, but I suddenly closed school. I'm very sorry. "

Principal Chiba Masanori said, "It is too quick to respond immediately. I need to prevent infection, but I want the school to prepare for at least a week."

Naoki Ogi "The gap between my senses and the site is quite large"

Regarding this unusual response, educational critic Naoki Ogi said, `` In a situation where community infection may be spreading, in terms of protecting the lives and safety of children and not to spread the new coronavirus. However, there are children who have not yet decided on their course at the time of high school entrance examination, and if they are closed, they will have problems with smartphones and games if they do not provide life guidance. Educational sites are in turmoil, so the government should take action instead of looking at them from the top instead of looking at them from the top. I feel that the sense of disparity in that area is quite large. " .