Due to the evacuation of the entire town due to the nuclear accident, the elementary and junior high school that Tomioka Town in Fukushima Prefecture reopened in Miharu Town, the evacuation destination, will be closed this spring, and the final graduation ceremony was held on the 11th.
In Tomioka Town, all the residents were forced to evacuate due to the nuclear accident 11 years ago, and kindergartens and elementary and junior high schools were reopened in Miharu Town, where they were evacuated.
After that, the evacuation order was lifted in most of the town, and the school building in Miharu Town was kept alive even after the school was reopened in Tomioka Town four years ago, but it was closed this year due to a decrease in children and students. , Will be integrated into the school in Tomioka Town.
The graduation ceremony of the junior high school was held on the 11th, and the diploma was handed to three graduates by one of the principals, Masayuki Takeuchi, who was instrumental in reopening the school at that time.
Principal Takeuchi said, "We have experienced evacuation life and moving, and everyone has overcome great difficulties with their own feet. Kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school and continue to learn the fun without losing the pain and trouble of evacuation, I have been able to connect the education of the town that has grown big and strong and is about to be cut off. I sincerely congratulate you on the beginning of the sunny day. "
After that, Mr. Aoshi Harada, the representative of the graduates, said, "We were the first year students of the school that opened in Miharu-cho, and we spent all the fun and painful things together. People go their own way, but I want to make use of what I learned at Miharu School to open up my life. I was very happy to be able to attend school in Tomioka Town. "
Some of the parents and officials who attended the graduation ceremony shed tears, celebrating the start of the three with applause.