School excursion in Corona sickness 60% of schools are held Many are changed to nearby

School excursion in Corona sickness 60% of schools are held Many are changed to nearby areas October 9th 6:29

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When NHK asked the board of education nationwide about the implementation status of school excursions in Corona, 15% of the 20,000 schools that received answers decided to "cancel", while 60 It was found that% of the schools decided to "implement", and many of them changed their destinations to nearby prefectures or prefectures.

Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, school excursions have been postponed or canceled one after another at elementary and junior high schools and high schools nationwide, but since some local governments have decided to implement them again depending on the infection situation, NHK is the capital of the whole country. We asked the prefectures about the latest situation.

As a result, about the implementation status of public elementary and junior high schools and high schools, 60% of the 35 local governments that responded by the number of schools, a total of 21,132 schools, decided to "implement". "Medium" was 17%, and "Cancellation" was decided by 15%.

In addition, among those who decided to "implement", only a part of the respondents answered "implementation as usual", and many responded that the destination was changed to a nearby prefecture or neighboring prefecture, the time was postponed, or the schedule. It turned out that we are responding in a different way than usual, such as shortening the time to a day trip.

By prefecture, more than 90% of schools have decided to implement it, while more than 80% of schools have canceled it, and the response is largely divided by region.

This month, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology will ask the Board of Education nationwide to consider implementing it again even if it has already been canceled, and to take appropriate measures such as short-distance implementation and shortening of the schedule after taking infection prevention measures. , Notify that you are eligible for the "Go To Travel" discount, and request that you give maximum consideration to the implementation, considering the educational significance and feelings of the students.

More schools are considering implementing it again after summer

According to a major travel agency, many schools have forgotten school trips in early spring due to the effects of the new coronavirus, but more schools are considering implementing them again after summer.

Kinki Nippon Tourist, a major travel agency, is engaged in school excursions for elementary and junior high schools, high schools, and about 4000 schools a year, but most schools have indicated their intention to cancel in early spring due to the spread of infection. It is said that it was.

However, depending on the situation of infection, the number of schools considering implementation again has increased since summer, so as of the end of last month, about 2,400 schools, which is 60% of the average year, decided to implement it during this year. ..

On the other hand, about 1800 schools, which is 75% of these, will implement it after changing the original schedule, such as limiting the destination to the prefecture or neighboring prefectures.

Infection control is particularly important, and transportation can be changed from public transportation to taxis, one bus can be divided into two and two seats can be used by one person, and when eating. Means that they are trying to avoid congestion, such as sitting in the same direction or in a staggered manner.

In some cases, the number of school trips that were not accepted increased in Tsubame, Niigata.

In Tsubame City, Niigata Prefecture, where the number of tourists is decreasing due to the effects of the new coronavirus, the number of school trips that were not accepted at all last year has increased since last month.

Tsubame City, Niigata Prefecture, is actively manufacturing hardware and Western tableware together with the neighboring Sanjo City, and since six years ago, it has been focusing on attracting tourists mainly through factory tours in the city, but the infection has spread. As a result, the number of tourists visiting the city has decreased to about 200,000 in the six months to June, which is about half of the same period last year.

Under these circumstances, the city is receiving a series of inquiries about visiting on a school trip.

Last year, the city did not accept school excursions at all, and there was almost no school trip before, but from last month to December, there were 41 schools in total, including schools outside the prefecture, and more than 1,600 children and students in Tsubame. Is to visit.

Of these, seven are schools outside the prefecture, such as neighboring Nagano, Yamagata, and Fukushima prefectures.

According to the city, many schools have changed their destinations due to the spread of the infection.

On the 2nd of this month, 26 third-year students from Asahi Junior High School in Asahi Town, Yamagata Prefecture, visited the Tsubame Industrial Materials Museum, which displays traditional crafts.

Initially, the school planned a school trip to Tokyo and other places in June, but it was postponed due to the spread of the infection and the destination was changed.

At this facility, temperature measurement and alcohol disinfection are carried out to prevent infection, and in the case of group guests, they are divided into groups to avoid crowding, and students also divide to observe metal processed products. I was also working on the experience of patterning tumblers.

The boy student who participated said, "I was disappointed when I learned that I couldn't go to Tokyo on a school trip, but I was happy to make fun memories with my friends in Niigata."

Hiroshi Tsuchida, a teacher at Asahi Junior High School, said, "I'm glad I was able to carry out a school trip because various competitions were canceled and I was forced to put up with the children."

The city was preparing locally made spoons for those who visited on a school trip and gave them to the students on the bus that day as well.

The city wants to thoroughly implement infection control measures and continue to accept them safely in the future.

Nobuhiro Nashimoto, Chief of the Tourism Promotion Division of Tsubame City, said, "It is really surprising that the students are gathering in the city on a school trip while the number of tourists is decreasing due to the influence of the corona. I want to work on it. "