Temporarily closed schools in areas where the number of infected people is increasing.MEXT revised draft guidelines April 17, 17:45
Around the reopening of schools from the new semester, a proposal to revise the guidelines compiled by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology was found to make it easier for local governments to decide what to do after the new semester. Is included.
The revised draft plan, which is a more concrete version of the guidelines compiled by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, is based on the idea of temporary closure at schools where infections of children and students were found. Provides specific points for judging temporary school closures, such as whether they were mainly active outdoors or with a small group of people in a small room.
The concept of temporary closure of schools throughout the region, including schools without infected persons, has been newly added. Specifically, in areas where the number of new cases of infection and the route of transmission are not clear, schools with no cases of infection need to be considered. In schools where students go to school, consider ways such as staggered schooling and decentralized school attendance, and in areas where infection is `` expanding '', the head of local governments will strengthen self-restraint of the entire area according to the infection situation in the area As part of this, it is conceivable that the school installers may be requested to close temporarily.
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has decided to publish these details as soon as possible, based on the results of the government's expert meeting.