News 6th grade tablet bullying suicide case Former principal was quietly "prospering"

September 14, staff members of the Machida City Board of Education explain the details of the bullying incident to the Ministry of Education. After less than a year, the incident came to light (Photo: Kyodo News)

"It is known that a classmate used the tablet's chat function to write about the deceased female child as 'disgusting' and 'dead'. The password for the tablet that was provided was easy to identify. (National newspaper reporter) [Image] Arrested for 'hit-and-run'... Surprised celebrity life that the president of a civil engineering company boasted about at the end of November last year On September 13th, it was discovered that a 6th grade girl (then 12) who attended a municipal elementary school in Machida City, Tokyo had committed suicide. The school was an advanced school in the "GIGA School Concept" launched by the government. As a result, tablet terminals were distributed to children a little less than a year earlier than regular schools. This became a hotbed of bullying. ``Toshiko Igarashi (60), the principal of the school, was known as a promoter of the concept, such as participating in the conference that led to the current GIGA School concept from the time of its establishment. Despite the bereaved family's request, the principal did not disclose the bullying to the children until mid-January this year, and reported it to the board of education until mid-February. (Same as above) In fact, Igarashi retired at the end of March this year, and since April he has quietly been promoted to superintendent of the Shibuya Ward Board of Education. Mr. Toshihito Horikiri, a member of the Shibuya Ward Assembly, speaks. "The superintendent of education is an important position at the level of the deputy head of a ward, and is in a position to protect the safety and security of approximately 8,800 students at a total of 26 ward elementary and junior high schools. His annual income is about 15 million yen. Mr. Igarashi visited the bereaved family's house for the first time to offer condolences. I visited on February 24th of this year, and it was the day when a bill seeking approval for her appointment as Superintendent of Education was submitted to the ward assembly. It is said that he visited Mr. Igarashi near his home in Tokyo. Isn't there a responsibility that must be fulfilled before "prosperity"?

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