Classes were resumed for the first time in 6 days on the 22nd at public elementary and junior high schools such as Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture, which had been closed due to the earthquake that occurred on the 16th of this month.
Of these, Soma City Nakamura Daiichi Elementary School, where more than 340 children attend, was closed due to the water outage due to the earthquake, but reopened for the first time in 6 days on the 22nd.
While it was snowing on the morning of the 22nd, the children went to school with their friends and parents and were happy to see each other again after a long absence.
In the 6th grade class, the teacher in charge confirmed the damage to each home while asking "Is it okay?"
When the teacher asked, "What is important in the event of an earthquake?", The children answered, "You must protect yourself."
At this school, the water outage was resolved, but the turbidity still remained and we couldn't drink, so the children brought a water bottle with drinking water from their house.
Yoshito Watanabe, Principal of Nakamura Daiichi Elementary School in Soma City, said, "Some children said that they were scared by the earthquake that occurred late in the night. It is the child's mental care to restart the school and meet with their homeroom teacher and friends. I think it's also good. "