It has been found that 20% of children in medical care are accompanied by their parents during school activities, and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has decided to proceed with the assignment of nursing staff to schools.
The Ministry of Education, Culture ,
Sports, Science and Technology investigated the situation as of May 2023 regarding children who require medical care such as sputum suction or artificial respiration on a daily basis
. There were
8,565 people in schools
, and a total of 2,199 people in kindergartens, elementary and junior high schools, and high schools.
Of these, at kindergartens, elementary and junior high schools, and high schools that do not have the same facilities as special needs schools,
[accompanying parents for medical care]
▽46.3% are accompanied only when going to and from school
▽Accompanying during school life
was
19.4% .
Nearly half of the parents who accompany their children during school activities answered that the reason was ``because there are no medical care nurses, etc.''
Regarding children in medical care, a law to support children and their families was enacted in 2021, but in March this year, it was announced that there are cases in which parents are required to accompany children to school events, which poses a burden. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications notified the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to proceed with efforts to eliminate escorts.
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology will expand budgetary subsidies related to the allocation of staff to care for children in medical care, and will also extend support to boards of education across the country, such as promoting the allocation of nursing staff and providing rides in pick-up and drop-off vehicles. We are planning to make this information known.