In October, a girl in the first grade of elementary school in Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture went missing after leaving her home and was found dead in a river. decided to make a policy.
In Matsudo City, Chiba Prefecture, a girl in the first grade of elementary school went missing after leaving her home in October and was found dead in a river.
In response to this, the city of Matsudo subsidized the initial cost of purchasing commercially available GPS terminals that can provide location information for all 23,200 elementary school students living in the city as a child safety measure. decided to make a policy.
The amount of subsidy is capped at 10,000 yen per person, and in addition to requesting the submission of receipts to prove the purchase, the application documents show that both parents and children understood the function of the GPS terminal and discussed the purchase. We are planning to set up a checklist so that we can confirm.
The city will submit a supplementary budget bill that includes the 17.85 million yen necessary for the project to the city council starting December 7th.
Mayor Kenji Hongoya said at a press conference on November 30, ``We must never lose a young life again.