Last year, it was discovered that a sixth grade girl who attended an elementary school in Machida, Tokyo, had died leaving a suicide note allegedly being bullied by her classmates.
On the 13th, parents requested the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to conduct a fair and neutral investigation, saying that the response of the school and the board of education was inappropriate.
This was revealed at a press conference by parents and their attorneys on the 13th.
According to it, in November last year, a 6th grade girl living in Machida City was found dead at home, leaving a suicide note allegedly being bullied by her classmates.
The parents asked the school to investigate this in detail, but the school initially explained that the problem had been resolved.
However, in February, the case was reported to the Board of Education, and then the city's committee on bullying was to be investigated.
The parents repeatedly asked the Board of Education to explain the background of the members involved in the investigation, but since there has been no specific explanation so far, there is a risk that the investigation will proceed in an uncertain state. On the 13th, we requested the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to establish a new committee by a third party.
In addition, there is information that the parents had written bad words such as "disgusting" and "feeling" on the information terminal distributed to the children for use in class, so after conducting an investigation, it recurred immediately. I am appealing for preventive measures.
The child's mother said, "I was surprised to find that many of my classmates were being bullied by my daughter in a school survey. I want to have a fair investigation committee meet as soon as possible to find out the facts." I was talking.
Machida City Board of Education "I want to give you an explanation"
The Board of Education of Machida City said, "The third-party committee is commissioned to academic experts and experts in law, welfare, etc. based on national guidelines. The composition and intention of the members are repeatedly explained to the bereaved families. I'm trying, but I'd like to continue to explain it so that I can gain understanding. "