The number of public school teachers who took leave last year due to mental illness such as depression increased to 5,478 for the third consecutive year, the highest ever.
According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, "It is necessary to urgently reform work styles as the burden of corona sickness increases due to the impact of the large amount of work."
According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the number of public school teachers who took leave due to mental illness such as depression last year was 5,478, an increase of 266 from the previous year, the highest number ever.
The breakdown is 2647 in elementary school, 1387 in junior high school, 768 in high school, 649 in special school, etc., and the ratio to the number of employees is highest in teachers of special school, followed by elementary school. I did.
Looking at the ratio of employees on leave to the number of teachers by prefecture, Okinawa prefecture has the highest ratio, followed by Tokyo and Osaka prefectures.
In addition to this, the number of teachers who have been absent for more than a month due to mental illness due to paid leave is 4164, which has been increasing since the survey started in 2016, and 9642 including the teachers who are on leave. Go up to.
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology said, "It is very regrettable that it is the largest number ever. It seems that the amount of work is affected, and there are concerns about mental tension and excessive burden due to the corona disaster. We need to hurry to make reforms. "