Tottori Prefectural School reopens on the 7th "No spread of infection is seen" May 1 19:43
Tottori Prefecture has decided that the prefectural school, which has been temporarily closed, will be reopened on May 7th, assuming that the spread of the new coronavirus is not seen in the prefecture, even if the national emergency declaration is extended. .
All elementary and junior high schools will be reopened accordingly.
In Tottori prefecture, all public schools are closed from April 27th to May 6th after the national declaration of emergency has been expanded nationwide.
Tottori Prefecture held a one-day countermeasure meeting to discuss future measures.
As a result, the number of people who were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in the prefecture was not such that the infection was spread to three people, and even if the national emergency declaration was extended, it would be prefectural on May 7. I decided to restart school.
When resuming, we will take careful measures to prevent infection, and if the number of infected people increases in the future, we will consider whether to close the school again.
Since the prefectural board of education has requested that the board of education of each municipality take the same measures, it is expected that all elementary and junior high schools in the prefecture will restart on May 7.
Hitoshi Yamamoto, the superintendent of education of the Tottori Prefectural Board of Education, said that “the consensus among the municipalities was to improve the environment as much as possible and to learn at school” regarding the response to the reopening of the school.