The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has notified the Board of Education nationwide to actively review the school rules according to social common sense and the times, while excessive school rules and guidance such as specifying the color of students' underwear are becoming a problem. ..
Regarding the school rules, the movement to review them has spread in various places, triggered by the trial over the hair guidance of Osaka's prefectural high school, and there are human rights issues such as designating the color of underwear as "white" and actually checking it. There have been a series of indications of unreasonable school rules, such as prohibiting mufflers.
In response to this, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is urging the Board of Education nationwide to constantly and actively review the school rules to see if the school rules are in line with the actual conditions of children, the way of thinking of parents, the common sense of society, and the times. I have notified you.
We also introduced examples of improvements in each region, and as an initiative of the Board of Education, we gave an example of conducting a fact-finding survey on the content and review status of school rules, and an example of requesting students to think about school rules and clarify the revision procedure. I am.
In addition, as an initiative for each school, there are examples of students discussing points that they want to change in the school rules, an example of listening to the student organization and PTA, and an example of publishing the contents of the school rules on the homepage. It has been.
On top of that, he emphasizes that it is important to have a common understanding with children, students, and parents about the content and necessity of school rules.