Classes to prevent discrimination and prejudice against new corona-infected persons at junior high school Tokyo Adachi

Classes to prevent discrimination and prejudice against new corona-infected persons at junior high school Tokyo Adachi-ku September 3, 18:48

To prevent discrimination and prejudice against people infected with the new coronavirus, a lesson on how to think about infectious diseases was held at a junior high school in Adachi-ku, Tokyo.

The material provided by the Japanese Red Cross Society was used in the class held for the third year students at June Junior High School in Adachi Ward.

Regarding the way to catch the new virus, "illness", "anxiety", and "discrimination" are listed as three faces, and illness causes anxiety, anxiety causes discrimination, and discrimination hesitates to see a doctor and spreads the disease around. I explained that I would "infect".

When the teacher asked his friends how they would feel if they had an infected person, the students confessed their honest feelings, such as "I'm scared" or "I might avoid it because I don't want to be transferred." ..

Then, when asked what they would think if they were infected, some students answered, "I'm worried that people around me will avoid me."

Then, when asked how they could act to avoid discrimination, the students said, "I can't help but think that I'm scared, but I don't want to show my attitude or face." I want to act."

A girl student who attended the class said, "I have never been close to the problem of discrimination, but since I was able to think concretely through the class, I would like to take action properly."

“It was great to see the children deepening their awareness throughout the class,” said Ms. Misa Ozawa, the teacher in charge of the class.