It has been 29 days and a month since a 5-year-old child was left behind in a shuttle bus and died of heat stroke at a nursery school in Nakama City, Fukuoka Prefecture.
So far, safety management problems in shuttle buses and nursery schools have been clarified, and prefectures and cities are planning to issue improvement recommendations soon.
On the 29th of last month, Fuyu Kurakake (5) died of heat stroke at "Futaba Nursery School" in Nakama City, Fukuoka Prefecture, after being left behind for about 9 hours on the shuttle bus when he went to the park.
In the explanations on the nursery side so far, the principal who was operating the bus alone did not confirm the back seat where Fuyu was, and the nursery teacher in charge did not confirm with the parents because he thought that he was absent. I know that.
In addition, in a special audit of Fukuoka Prefecture and Nakama City, it was normal for the director to operate the shuttle bus alone and no staff members who could handle children were on board, and there were no clear rules for confirming attendance of children. Safety management problems have become clear, and the prefecture and city are planning to issue improvement recommendations to nursery schools by the end of this month.
On the other hand, the police are searching the nursery school on suspicion of accidental fatalities in business, and are proceeding with the investigation, such as verifying how much the temperature inside the shuttle bus has risen under the same conditions as at the time of the scorching sun.
In response to this incident, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology are safe to check the number of children with multiple staff when the scene changes such as when going to a nursery school or kindergarten nationwide or before and after a walk. We have issued a notice requesting thorough management.