Six years ago at a junior high school in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture, the prefectural and city boards of education said that the school and the board of education failed to take necessary measures even though the students were bullied and refused to attend school. Announced the disposition for the principal of the school.
In a court case in which a former student sued the city at a junior high school in Kawaguchi City in 2016, saying that the school and the board of education failed to take measures to prevent bullying even though the student was bullied and refused to attend school. Last December, the Saitama District Court ruled that the school and the board of education's response violated their job obligations and ordered the city to pay consolation fees.
In response to this, the Saitama Prefectural Board of Education did not promptly investigate the school as a serious situation even though the principal at that time complained of bullying and was absent for more than 30 days, and discussions between the parties On the 23rd, he announced a disciplinary action with the principal at that time as a warning, saying that the response was inappropriate, such as saying "There was no bullying" at the venue.
In addition, the Kawaguchi City Board of Education will dispose of the director of the school education department at that time as a warning and the vice-principal as an instruction, and the city's superintendent of education will voluntarily return one tenth of the salary for one month. I am.
Naoyoshi Takada, the director of the Saitama Prefectural Board of Education, said, "We deeply apologize to the victims, their parents, and other citizens of the prefecture. I will. "