Tokyo's Education That Continues Destroying Education ～ Gathering to Stop 'Kimigayo' Dismissal

On Sept. 19, a group to protect Junko Kawarai and Kimiko Nezu from being fired hosted a gathering in Tokyo's Nakano district to win their lawsuit. The meeting ended in a great success with about 80 people showing up, which was more than expected (See photo). A DVD, "Gakko wo yamemasu (I quit school)," which was produced by former elementary school teacher, Masanori Yumoto, was screened at the outset of the event. The movie showed how bad Tokyo's educational institutions have become. After the movie, Mr. K of Machida Teachers Union reported on Tokyo Education Board's dismissal guidelines and current situation at schools. The teacher said that nearly 100 newly-employed teachers left their jobs within a year and at least one newly-hired teacher has committed suicide every year in the past four years as teachers are overworked with no breathing space. Rather than being revived, education is being destroyed fast in Tokyo. (By Hidekiyo Watanabe)

教育破壊が進行する東京の教育～「君が代」解雇をさせない会が集会
　9月19日、河原井さん根津さんらの「君が代」解雇をさせない会が主催する「裁判の勝利をめざす」集会が、東京・中野で開かれ、予想を上回る約80人が参加、熱気ある内容の濃い集いとなった（写真）。最初に、元小学校教師・湯本雅典さん制作のDVD「学校を辞めます」が上映されたが、いかに東京の教育現場が病んでいるかが分かるものだった。次に都教委が7月15日に出した「分限対応指針」（首切りガイドライン）について、町田教組のKさんが職場の実態と結びつけて報告した。教育現場は多忙化とゆとりのなさが蔓延し、この4年間で毎年新採用者が1人づつ自死しており、1年の試用期間で100人近い新採者がやめている、という。東京では「教育再生」どころか、とんでもない「教育破壊」が進行していた。（渡部秀清）