The Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education has announced that the prefectural high school in Yokohama has canceled the lecture by former Prime Minister Suga of the Liberal Democratic Party scheduled for 13th of this month.
The reason for the cancellation is that it is due to Mr. Suga's schedule, but regarding the lecture, there are voices calling for cancellation or postponement, such as "It lacks political fairness to give a lecture before the Upper House election." It was sent to the Board of Education.
Kanagawa Prefectural Seya Nishi High School in Yokohama City was planning to hold a lecture by Prime Minister Suga of the Liberal Democratic Party on the 13th of this month as part of education to raise students' awareness of political participation.
When the prefectural board of education announced this at the end of last month, it was canceled, saying, "Because some 18-year-old students have the right to vote, it is not politically fair to give a lecture before the Upper House election." There were a series of calls for postponement, and the school received more than 120 protest calls.
Under these circumstances, the prefectural board of education said on the 8th, "It is not like calling for a vote, it is considering political neutrality, there is no problem in holding it, but it will be canceled due to the schedule of Prime Minister Sugawara. It was decided. "
According to the Board of Education, the lecture was scheduled to be held in 2027 about the International Horticultural Expo and Carbon Neutral in Yokohama.