In five days, one month has passed since a 3-year-old girl died of heat stroke after being left on the bus to school in Makinohara City, Shizuoka Prefecture. I said goodbye.
On the 5th, one month after the death of Senna Kawamoto (3), a total of 14 staff members, including Taro Masuda, the director of the nursery school, visited the parking lot where the bus was parked at the time of the incident. rice field.
After laying flowers and incense sticks, the staff quietly offered a moment of silence at 3:34 pm, when China was confirmed dead.
Chairman Masuda kept his head down and did not respond to the questions of the press. After bowing deeply, he returned to the park.
Through the lawyer acting as the child's nursery school, ``After the reopening of the nursery school the day before yesterday, I saw that Mr. China was not there and that the children who were transferred were not there, so I entrusted the lives of all the children with peace of mind. We are keenly aware once again of the seriousness of the damage caused by the accident that our kindergarten deserves to receive.We will do our best to make the kindergarten a safer place for the bereaved families so that the children can live in good health. ” commented.
Parent: "I don't want to hear this kind of news again."
On the 5th, one month after the incident, parents and others were seen mourning the death of China-chan with bouquets and sweets on the flower stand set up on the grounds of the children's garden.
A woman in her 60s, whose two grandchildren go to Kawasaki Kindergarten, said, "I came to lay flowers on the anniversary of my death. I can't put into words how I feel, but I don't want to hear news like this again, so I'm definitely going to the kindergarten." I would like you to check with me," he said.
Parents: "Thorough safety measures"
A mother in her thirties who sent two children to Kawasaki Kindergarten responded to an NHK interview, saying, "When I first heard about the incident, I was shocked and upset, and just thinking about it now hurts my heart. For the past month, my children have been going to another kindergarten, but they often hated going to it in the morning," he said, looking back on the past month.
On top of that, ``Kawasaki Kindergarten has reopened since the day before, and he came back with the best smile in the past month, and said, 'It was really fun.' I feel lonely, and my children may be feeling it, but it's an important place for my children, so I want to trust them and let them continue to go there."
As for what he wants from the kindergarten, he said, "I want the teachers who provide childcare to take safety measures in practice, not just paper manuals."