The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology will investigate the facts and take appropriate measures regarding the issue of the Nagoya City Board of Education receiving money and goods from teachers and other organizations along with a list of teachers to recommend to the school principal every year. I instructed them to do so.
The Nagoya City Board of Education held a press conference on the 11th, and said that around the summer, when personnel matters are considered every year, an organization formed by municipal elementary and junior high school teachers will receive a list of teachers to recommend to principals and others, and they will receive donations ranging from 5,000 yen to 30,000 yen. It was revealed that he had received yen in cash and gift certificates.
According to interviews conducted so far, the practice has been going on for over 20 years, and there have been testimonies that the amount received this year exceeds 2 million yen.
Although the city of Nagoya does not believe that there has been any impact on human resources at this time, it has set up an investigation team that will include third parties, and plans to compile an interim report by the end of the fiscal year.
In response to this, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Moriyama said at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting on the 13th, ``If it is true that money and goods were exchanged in connection with faculty personnel personnel appointments, I have no choice but to call it inappropriate.''Public education I am very concerned that this could lead to a loss of trust in the company."
Furthermore, on the 12th, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology announced that it had investigated the facts and provided guidance to the Nagoya City Board of Education to respond appropriately.
In the future, we will closely monitor the investigation by Nagoya City and provide necessary guidance depending on the situation.