Shuttle bus Childcare worker who worked before the death of a child “I can't say even if I have doubts”

It has been 29 days and a month since a 5-year-old child was left behind in a shuttle bus at a nursery school in Nakama City, Fukuoka Prefecture, and died of heat stroke.

As safety management problems in the shuttle bus and the nursery school became clear, a nursery teacher who had previously worked at this nursery school testified, "I couldn't say it even though I was skeptical."

On the 29th of last month, Fuyu Kurakake (5) died of heat stroke at "Futaba Nursery School" in Nakama City, Fukuoka Prefecture, left behind 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 the special audits of Fukuoka Prefecture and Nakama City, there were safety management problems such as the fact that the director operated the shuttle bus by himself and that there were no clear rules for confirming the attendance of children. As it is clear, the nursery teacher who used to work at this nursery school responded to NHK's interview about the operation status of these nursery schools.

A nursery teacher who worked before "I was wondering, but it was not an environment I could say"

Among them, the nursery teacher said that the director sometimes operated the shuttle bus alone for several years, and said, "When the bus driver can not go or the number of children is small, it is alone. There was a time when I was riding. Even if I asked "Is it okay?", I couldn't say any more when the director said "It's okay."

Also, regarding the lack of clear rules regarding attendance confirmation for kindergarten children, "I thought it was'unusual'. There may have been some trouble when I was absent without notice, so I should confirm it. I was wondering, but it wasn't an environment where I could say it. It was an atmosphere that senior nursery teachers were accepting, so I wondered if I had to accept it and go well. "

Then, he said about Fuyu-kun, who died, "I'm a smiling child, and my mother is also working hard to raise children, and I'm honest and regrettable." It's hard to think that it was an environment where you can do things that are commonplace. "