Five years ago, a baseball team member at a prefectural high school in Ishikawa Prefecture died after trying to pick up a ball that had fallen into a nearby river during a practice match. He determined that he had not done so, and ordered Ishikawa Prefecture to compensate the bereaved family for more than 23 million yen.

Five years ago, Kota Matsudaira (then 15 years old), who was a member of the first-year baseball club at Ishikawa Prefectural Kanazawa Nishi High School, ran out of the field during a practice match and went to pick up a ball that had fallen into a nearby river with a net. Then he slipped and fell and died.



Mr. Matsudaira's parents claimed that ``There was a club member who fell into the river before, but the teacher neglected to give him proper guidance on how to pick up a ball safely.'' filed a lawsuit seeking damages.



In the ruling, presiding judge Hiromochi Ogawa of the Kanazawa District Court said, ``When retrieving the ball from the river, it cannot be said that appropriate guidance was given not to go over the guardrail. It was decided that the school was responsible for the accident.



On the other hand, he offset the negligence on the part of the school by saying, ``We didn't always instruct the students to collect the ball in any case, and the students are also at fault.'' I ordered.

Pointed out that students are also at fault Father ``Frankly disappointing''

After the ruling, his father, Tadao Matsudaira, held a press conference and said, ``We are convinced that our claims have been accepted about the part where the school failed to pay attention to the members.'' When it was pointed out that Mr. was also at fault, he said, "Frankly, I'm sorry. I thought that our allegations were fully accepted, but I can't help my son, so I have no choice but to apologize." said.



He plans to consult with his family and lawyers to decide whether to appeal.

Prefectural Education Superintendent ``Scrutinize the contents and respond appropriately''

Yoshiki Kitano, superintendent of the Ishikawa Prefectural Board of Education, commented on the ruling, "From now on, we will scrutinize the contents and consult with our lawyers to respond appropriately."