Kindergarten child dies after bus is left behind.[09/12 19:34]
In response to the incident in which a 3-year-old girl died after being left behind on a commuter bus at a certified child care center in Shizuoka Prefecture, the government instructed nursery schools nationwide to conduct an emergency inspection of the commuter bus.
Confirmation regarding school bus service and kindergarten attendance has already been carried out at certified children’s centers in Kagoshima Prefecture.
In response to an incident in which a 3-year-old girl died after being left behind on a school bus at a certified children’s center in Shizuoka Prefecture, the government ordered emergency inspections of facilities nationwide on the 9th of this month.
On the 12th, the prefecture confirmed the number and names of children when getting on and off the bus at about 900 facilities, such as kindergartens, nursery schools, and certified children’s centers that have a school bus in the prefecture, and looked around the bus after getting off. A notice was issued to investigate about 40 items, such as whether the person in charge has been decided.
Komatsubara Kindergarten is a certified child center in Kagoshima City. Five kindergarten buses transport more than 230 children.
In the Shizuoka incident, problems such as the fact that the list of kindergarten children was not shared when getting off the bus have been clarified.
At Komatsubara Kindergarten, buses are picked up and dropped off by a pair of a driver and a member of staff. After picking up and dropping off, the driver and staff double-check that there are no items left on the bus.
In response to the incident in Shizuoka, when the bus was unmanned, it was locked, the key was kept in the staff room, and not only the name but also the number of children who were attending that day was written on the board, and the attendance confirmation was made. strengthened.
(Director Junichi Shozaki Komatsubara Kindergarten)
“Of course, we have to avoid the worst-case scenario in which a child’s life is taken away. I think it’s important to thoroughly follow the basics and properly manage the whereabouts of children.”
The government plans to compile the results of the inspections and formulate measures to prevent recurrence within the next month.
In the unlikely event that a child is left behind in the car, it is also important to talk with the child on a regular basis about “sounding the horn” and “knocking on the window” as a countermeasure.
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