Acceptance of cancellation of swimming class at elementary and junior high school Oita City Board of Education New Corona May 13 13:07

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As a measure against the new coronavirus, the Oita City Board of Education decided on a policy admitting that elementary and junior high schools will not hold swimming lessons this season and told the school. Whether or not to take swimming lessons is ultimately up to the discretion of the school, and some elementary schools have already decided to cancel.

The swimming lessons are stipulated by the national curriculum guidelines except when it is difficult to secure a swimming pool. Elementary and junior high schools in Oita City conduct classes every year from June to September.

Before this, the Oita City Board of Education discussed the correspondence, decided a policy to allow not to take swimming classes only for this year, reported to the government, and notified the school side. ..

The City Board of Education cites that it is not possible to put it in the pool with the mask on, and it is difficult to avoid the so-called "3 dense" state in the changing room and shower room.

Since it is ultimately up to the school to decide whether to give a swimming class, some elementary schools have already decided to cancel it, and it is assumed that it will be supplemented by another physical education class and health class. is.

No new cases of new coronavirus have been confirmed in Oita prefecture for more than 3 weeks, but the effects are still spreading in educational settings.