The Kumamoto Prefectural Board of Education is calling on prefectural high schools and special needs schools to review school rules in order to respect the diversity of students.
In response to this, the Student Organization took the initiative in reviewing the Kumamoto Agricultural High School in Minami-ku, Kumamoto City last year.
Under these circumstances, the Student Organization conducted a questionnaire survey on the content of school rules that should be reviewed not only by students but also by teachers, parents, local people and companies, and proceeded with discussions based on the pros and cons received. ..
At that time, I used an app that high school students in Tokyo made to exchange opinions about the school rules of each school, and that opinions were also incorporated into the discussion.
Regarding this, Yu Yasutake, the student council president, said, "I thought that we could easily hear not only the opinions of our own high school but also the opinions of other high schools, and that our school rules would be improved from a broader perspective. It was a big plus because I haven't had much interaction with high schools outside the prefecture. "
As a result of the discussion, the students allowed girls to wear ribbons and ties in their uniforms, allowed them to trim their two-block hairstyles and eyebrows, and gave them the freedom to choose the color of their socks and underwear. We have decided to revise the school rules that cannot be rationalized for prohibition or regulation.
School life with new school rules from April
From this April, school life under the new school rules has begun, and some students are immediately changing their hairstyle to two blocks and trimming their eyebrows.
"I had a complex in the shape of my eyebrows, and I didn't like it because I couldn't bend it. I wanted to change the school rules myself, so I joined the Student Organization Inside School. So I'm glad I was able to get involved in the review. "
In addition, the student council president, Mr. Yasutake, said, "I had the image that the school rules were created by the teachers, but I realized that we could create better school rules for a comfortable school life for everyone." Was there.
Vice-principal Shunichi Mahara, who watched over the activities of the students, said, "Under the new school rules, we have not seen any students who have made significant deviations, and we are able to make correct decisions. I think it made sense. "