At a nursery school in Susono City, Shizuoka Prefecture, three former nursery teachers grabbed a child by the leg and suspended him in the air. Judging that it corresponds to sexual abuse, etc., we recommended improvements to the corporation that operates the nursery school.

At Susono City's licensed nursery school "Sakura Nursery School", a problem was revealed last year in which three former nursery teachers grabbed a child by the leg and suspended him in the air. A special audit was conducted based on



As a result,


▽ 3 cases of "physical abuse" such as grabbing a child's leg and hanging in the air, ▽


4 cases of "psychological abuse" such as intimidating a child who does not eat school lunch,


▽ photo of the child We judged that a total of 10 acts, including 3 cases of "inappropriate childcare" such as processing and sharing in LINE groups, violated the prefectural ordinance prohibiting child abuse.



Of these, it is said that other than the three nursery teachers also used names that made the appearance of the kindergarteners misleading.



The prefectural government pointed out that the lack of training to think about what is appropriate childcare was behind these actions, and the sense of each childcare worker was deteriorating.



Then, on the 9th, the prefecture and the city issued recommendations for improvement based on the Child Welfare Law and other laws to the social welfare corporation "Ouaikai," which operates nursery schools.



The recommendation calls for verification of the cause of inappropriate childcare, implementation of measures to prevent recurrence, and submission of an improvement report by the 9th of next month.



Takuyasu Urata, director of the prefectural welfare and longevity bureau, said at a press conference, "It is extremely regrettable that such abuse took place, and it is a story that parents cannot endure. To prevent abuse from being repeated, we conduct unannounced audits. I want to devise it," he said.

Susono City Mayor Murata "Watch carefully to ensure that the recommendations are implemented"

Regarding the recommendation for improvement, Mayor Yu Murata of Susono City said, ``We will ask the corporation that operates the nursery school to investigate the cause, thoroughly implement measures to prevent recurrence, and take measures to restore trust. We will pay close attention to the implementation of this policy, and will do our utmost to create an environment where nursery schools in the city can be used with peace of mind."