2024-07-10 12:09:41
On the 10th, the NPO that produced the request document that is said to have triggered the Yokohama City Board of Education’s staff mobilization to obstruct public viewing during the trial of the teacher’s sex crime case was interviewed by Tokyo Shimbun on the 10th. “We are not planning to ask that all seats be filled,” explained his lawyer. The idea, he said, was to make the government aware of the seriousness of sexual harassment, but added, “I’m confused because of this move. A different direction than I originally expected.”
◆The document created states, “We want to narrow down the number of viewers interested in listening.”
The NPO was involved in the first of four trials in which the Municipal Board of Education mobilized its staff to support victims. In April 2019, as part of the training, a document titled “Attendance Requirements and Notes” was created for employee observations and passed on to the City Board of Education.
The representative emphasized that “we sincerely want to educate staff regarding the reality of harm.” Regarding the statement in the document that “I want to narrow the scope of listeners,” he admitted, “I worry that in serious cases victims will be identified. out, so I hope to reduce the number of listeners as much as possible.” explained that they did not ask to send enough staff to fill the auditorium and stated that “there is no intention to exclude the general audience.”
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He explained that he had only requested one hearing in 2019. He said he was not aware that the city Board of Education had mobilized staff for three other cases in 2023 and 2024, but said, “I’m sorry if that document triggered an incident that blocked the hearing.”
◆Based on the reaction at the time, the Yokohama City Board of Education continued the observation lockdown.
The City Board of Education said in an interview with the Tokyo Shimbun, “We were only requested once by (the NPO), and we have since referred to the response in 2019.” A team of three lawyers is currently investigating the details of the incident, Results are scheduled to be announced in July. (Manako Morita, Madoka Kamiya)
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