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2013 June 12 - 18 [WELFARE]

Parents and teachers petition to set standards for disabled children’s schools

A group of parents and teachers of disabled children on June 13 submitted 57,981 petition signatures seeking national standards for disabled schools to the Diet via 22 parliamentarians of political parties, including the Japanese Communist Party.

A survey result that the education ministry conducted in 2012 shows that although the number of students with disabilities increased by 33,521 over the past decade, their schools are short of 4,633 classrooms.

Because these schools have no standards to meet, it has been reported that a school intended to hold 150 students accepts more than 300 students.

“Absence of school standards will threaten both children’s right to learn and their lives and safety,” the group pointed out.

Receiving the signatures, JCP member of the House of Representatives Miyamoto Takeshi expressed his determination to work hard to have the government set appropriate standards in cooperation with other parties.

Related past article:
> Teachers strive to defend disabled children’s right to learn [January 18, 2013]