Saitama City announced on the 27th the results of a fact-finding survey aimed at connecting children called "young carers" who are in charge of family care and care to specific support, and about 4.5% of junior high school students in the city. Revealed that he answered, "I have a family member who is taking care of me."
The city will work with multiple departments to provide support.
Young carers are children who are in charge of caring for and caring for families with illnesses and disabilities. And announced the result on the 27th.
According to this, 1273 junior high school students, or 4.51% of the total, and 14 high school students, 0.69%, answered that they have a family to take care of.
In response to this result, the Saitama City Board of Education revealed that the homeroom teacher is currently conducting an interview with the consent of the student who answered that "there is a family member who is taking care of it."
In the future, in addition to providing learning support and psychological care, multiple departments will work together to provide support for things that the school cannot handle.
Mayumi Hosoda, director of the Saitama City Board of Education, said, "It is important that the necessary support is delivered to the children who need it, and I want to do what I can do at school as soon as possible."