A survey by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology found that there were more than 1,200 cases of mortar falling behind the eaves at public elementary and junior high schools nationwide last year.
Last year, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology conducted a survey on the occurrence of safety-related problems, which are thought to be mainly due to the aging of public elementary and junior high schools and special needs schools.
The number of malfunctions was 22,029, which is about 30% less than the previous survey five years ago.
Among the malfunctions, there was a case where a part of the ceiling in the school building fell down, and a railing on the balcony of the school fell down.
In addition, there were
▽ 8,751 cases of malfunctions and failures of firefighting equipment, 2,406 cases
of floating and peeling of floor materials, and 1,109 cases
of electric leakage in lighting, outlets, distribution boards, etc.
According to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, among school facilities such as school buildings, facilities that are more than 25 years old and require measures against aging account for about 80% of the total on an area basis, indicating the seriousness of aging. increasing.
Although it is unclear as to the number of people injured due to such falls, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology said, ``We will continue to carry out daily inspections and repairs, giving first priority to the lives and safety of children and teachers. I want you to go," he said.