Nationwide Governor's Association September Opinion on Admission Pros and cons New Coronavirus April 29, 18:38
While the spread of the new coronavirus continued, there was a controversy at the meeting of the Governor's Association that there are calls to change the entrance time to September due to the prolonged school closure. .
In response to the prolonged suspension of school due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, some governors, etc. have called for changing the admission time or the start of the new semester to September. , About 40 governors participated online, and opinions were exchanged at the Emergency Response Headquarters of the National Governors' Association held.
Among them, Governor Koike of Tokyo said, "We should seize these opportunities and use them as an opportunity to change the system of society as a whole, including education. It should be done as one of the social reforms." Governor Yoshimura said, “We should aim for the direction of September admission, which is the global standard of the world, as a country. From kindergarten to university, we should do everything from the beginning to the end.” .
On the other hand, Governor Tatsumasa of Iwate Prefecture, the only country in Japan that has not been confirmed to be infected, said, "Iwate Prefectural High School is closed from today until the 6th of next month, so there is not much need to enter in September." In addition, he said, "Introduction from this year is urgent, and we have to fully discuss it from a broad perspective."
In response to this, the Governor's Association has decided to ask the government to consider including the change of the entrance time to September if the school will continue to be closed after the long holidays.