Temporary school closure continues ... The movement to restart school is also new coronavirus March 16 13:22

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While temporary closure of elementary and junior high schools continues throughout the country, some local governments have confirmed that no infected people have appeared and have restarted schools.

NHK has compiled by broadcasting stations around the world by the 16th, and in addition to the local government in Okinawa prefecture that has already resumed,
▼ Shizuoka City and Hamamatsu City in Shizuoka Prefecture,
▼ Narita City, Chiba Prefecture,
▼ Toyama City and Kurobe City in Toyama Prefecture,
▼ Akashi City, Toyooka City, Yabu City, Kami Town, Shin Onsen Town, Hyogo Prefecture,
▼ Maniwa City and Kagamino Town in Okayama Prefecture,
▼ Oku Izumo Town in Shimane Prefecture,
▼ Uken Village, Wadomari Town, China Town, and Yoron Town in Kagoshima Prefecture have reopened elementary and junior high schools on the 16th.

Saga also had a policy of reopening elementary and junior high schools and high schools in the prefecture from the 16th, but has been closed temporarily since boys' infection was confirmed on the 13th.

Even though schools continue to be closed, the number of local governments that open libraries and schoolyards and provide learning guidance in classrooms is increasing in order to create places for children to live.

Last week, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Hagikuta said, "I would like to respect the fact that local governments have decided to resume work temporarily based on their own knowledge."

In Narita City, Chiba Prefecture

Narita City, Chiba Prefecture, has reopened all elementary and junior high schools in the city from the 16th, as no children, students or teachers have been infected with the new coronavirus.

In response to the spread of the new coronavirus, Narita City has temporarily closed all 34 elementary and junior high schools and nine-year compulsory education schools in the city from April 4.

However, taking into account the fact that no child, student, parent or teacher has been confirmed to be infected, concerns about disrupted children's living rhythms, and reduced the burden on working parents, For the first time, local governments in the prefecture have decided to restart schools on the 16th.

At Azuma Elementary School, which has the largest number of children in the city, with 848 children at school, children wearing masks came to school one after another around 7:30 am.

The school will report not only the presence or absence of fever in the children but also changes in the physical condition of the family, and will make sure that there is no risk of infection.

Azuma Elementary School's principal, Kazuo Hamamoto, said, "I am relieved to be able to welcome children.

"We want to take measures to prevent infection at school and minimize the risk as much as possible," said Yoshio Sekikawa, superintendent of the Narita Board of Education.

In some local governments in Shizuoka Prefecture

Some municipalities in Shizuoka Prefecture, such as Shizuoka City, resumed school on the 16th before the spring break and graduation ceremony.

In Shizuoka City, municipal elementary and junior high schools were closed temporarily from March 3rd, but they returned to school on March 16 to prepare for the graduation ceremony on the 18th and provide guidance on how to spend spring break.

At Aoi Elementary School in Aoi Ward, the children wearing the masks went to school for the first time in about two weeks after 7:00 am.

A sixth grader girl said, "I'm a little worried that I could only practice the graduation ceremony once before the school was closed. I want to finish my remaining studies and make a memorable ceremony."

In each classroom, a morning meeting was held, and in the third grade class, children were usually separated by two rows of desks, opened windows for ventilation, etc. to prevent infection, and welcomed children .

While the school was closed, the teacher instructed the teacher to check the daily temperature written by the child at home and recorded the presence or absence of coughs, etc. I was

"I was relieved to see the children's smiles. I think there are some places where I can't settle, but I'd like you to get to the end of the school year."

Elementary and junior high schools in Shizuoka will have a spring break this month. This means that we are considering whether to hold the new school entrance ceremony as scheduled.

In some cities and towns, such as Akashi City, Hyogo Prefecture

In Hyogo Prefecture, schools are closed temporarily at most elementary and junior high schools and high schools. However, in some cities and towns, such as Akashi City, classes have been resumed on the 16th since no infected people have appeared.

Among them, at the Taikan Elementary School in Akashi City, around 8:00 am on the morning of the 16th, children in masks came to school and were delighted to see their classmates for the first time in about two weeks.

In the classroom, a teacher instructed the children to collect papers to report if there was fever, check the condition of the children, and encouraged them to thoroughly wash their hands and disinfect alcohol.

A sixth grader girl said, "I was very happy to meet my friends who thought I might not be able to meet anymore. I would like to wash my hands and gargle and enjoy the last elementary school life."

Elementary and junior high schools have resumed in four cities and towns in the northern part of the prefecture, such as Toyooka City and Yabu City.

In the classroom of first-year students at Toyooka City Hachijo Elementary School, we opened the windows a little to improve ventilation, and conducted classes.

Yoshitaka Morimoto, the principal of Hachijo Elementary School, said, "I'm relieved that the cheerful voice has returned to the school. I want to be careful not to let the infected people come out."

Kagoshima reopened in four local governments

In Kagoshima Prefecture, four municipalities in the Amami region, including Uken Village, have reopened schools on the 16th.

In Kagoshima Prefecture, schools were reopened in three towns and one village, Uken-mura, Wadomari-cho, China-cho, and Yoron-cho. The appearance of going to school cheerfully was seen.

In Uken-mura, the school has been closed temporarily from this month, but there are no school childcare in the village, parents have requested that school be reopened, That is, they decided to restart the school because they wanted to avoid carrying over.

At Taken Elementary School, as a countermeasure against infection, keep the desk at least 1 meter away so that the children do not get too close to each other, and refrain from studying in groups.

A 5th grade boy who went to school said, "I wasn't able to leave home much while I was away from school, so I'm glad to see my friends after a long absence."

"I'm glad I've seen children come to school for the first time in a long time. I want to take thorough measures against infection and make sure that students can resume their school life with peace of mind," said Tanaka Elementary School principal.

In the prefecture, 21 municipalities, including Kagoshima City, will continue temporary closure until the longest month, 25th of this month.

Okinawa reopens at most schools

Most schools in Okinawa Prefecture have resumed their classes from the 16th due to the fact that no new cases have been found in the prefecture.

Classes resumed at 26 elementary and junior high schools in Okinawa, including Naha and Ginowan, and prefectural schools such as high schools.

At Satsuki Elementary School in Uehara, Naha City, the children met again with their classmates for the first time in about two weeks, and had a fun conversation.

Before the class started, everyone was washing their hands and gargle to prevent infection.

A sixth grader boy said, "I'm glad to see my friends after a long absence. I've fallen asleep after finishing my homework, so I wanted to come to school sooner."

Principal Masaki Yamazato said, "I was worried about how the children would come to school, but I was relieved because everyone was fine. I would like to continue to implement measures at school." .

Sapporo City is a “distributed school”

In Sapporo, all municipal schools were closed until spring break, but `` distributed schools '' began on the 16th, in which children staggered schools to check the progress and health status of learning at home. Was.

Decentralized school commenced at elementary and junior high schools in the city from the 16th, and among them, about 280 first-, third-, and fifth-year students at Nijo Elementary School in Chuo-ku, Sapporo City in the morning.

The children greeted the teacher who was greeted at the school gate with a loud voice, and were pleased to meet again with friends.In each classroom, they checked the progress of learning at home and their health status, and learned how to proceed with learning. I was receiving guidance.

In decentralized school attendance, school meals will also be served in order to get used to the rhythm of school life again, and during meals, infection prevention measures such as leaving children's seats apart will be taken.

A mother of a 1st and 4th grader brother said, "I'm worried that my children's studies may have been delayed during the school holidays.