Opening ceremony on the school grounds instead of the gymnasium New coronavirus Tokyo Suginami April 6 12:59

To prevent the transmission of the new coronavirus, an opening ceremony and an entrance ceremony were held at an elementary school in Suginami Ward, Tokyo, using a schoolyard instead of a gymnasium.

In Suginami Ward, as with many elementary and junior high schools in Tokyo, the school will be closed until next month, but the entrance ceremony and opening ceremony will be conducted after taking measures to prevent infection.

Among them, Momoi Daini Elementary School, around 8:00 am, the children went to school one after another.

The opening ceremony was held on the school grounds to avoid crowds of children indoors, and Mr. Kan, who was greeted by the teacher, said, "Unfortunately, the school will be closed again tomorrow. Be careful not to gargle and go to places where many people gather. "

After the ceremony, the children listened to the teacher on the school yard in each class and left the school without entering the classroom.

A fifth grader girl said, "I'm glad I came to school after a long time, but I'm a little sad because I'm taking a break soon."

After that, chairs were lined up in the schoolyard, and the entrance ceremony was held with about 100 new first-year students. The attendance of each child was limited to two parents, no school song was sung, and the ceremony was completed in about 10 minutes.

The mother of the first grader girl said, "I didn't think I would hold the entrance ceremony in the schoolyard, but I'm glad I got it."

Handmade masks distributed by faculty and staff upon school reopening Nanae-cho, Hokkaido

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology guidelines for reopening schools require that masks be worn when short-distance conversations are required, such as in classes.

A new semester began at the 10 elementary and junior high schools in Nanae-cho, southern Hokkaido, starting on the 6th, and faculty members handed cloth masks handmade in advance to all children and students.

At Nanae Elementary School, the principal stood in front of the entrance, and children without masks were forced to wear cloth masks at the entrance.

Also, in order to prevent crowds at the entrance, faculty and staff guided children to enter the school at intervals.

Satoshi Sumiyoshi, principal of Nanae Elementary School, said, "I want children to come to school fun and safely, so I want to teach them about the importance of hand washing."

In addition, school meals are to be resumed from the 7th, and all children should wash their hands and disinfect their hands before meals, or eat in front of each other without facing each other in groups. I am going to be thorough.

School reopening until 8th of this month "Free school" Fukushima Minamisoma

In Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture, the entrance ceremony and opening ceremony for elementary and junior high schools were held as planned while the outbreak of the new coronavirus was expanding.

In Minamisoma City, six people in Fukushima prefecture were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus, and the Board of Education has taken care of 18 elementary and junior high schools in the city this month, taking into account guardians who are worried. "Free school" that does not count as absent even after three days off.

At the school, the entrance ceremony and opening ceremony will be held on schedule on the 6th. Of these, at Haramachi Daini Elementary School, children wearing masks will be taken to school by parents and teachers will check with the front door for fever. I was

According to the school, all new students attended the entrance ceremony and more than 90% of all school children attended school.

A mother in her thirties said, "I am anxious about being infected because it is a collective action," said a father in her forties, "During my vacation, my daughter has less physical activity and there are days when I can not sleep, so I will resume. I'm grateful, but it's very difficult given the current status of the infection. "

Eiji Shiga, principal of Haramachi Daini Elementary School, said, "I think there are children who have anxiety and stress, so we want to make sure that all employees, such as disinfection, temperature measurement, and checking their physical condition, take full responsibility."