Showing posts with label Tanaka Satoshi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tanaka Satoshi. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

‘I can’t lend a hand in allowing this country to wage war’ ~ A teacher stands strong against reprimand




Tokyo Board of Education on March 30 executed a 10-percent salary cut for a month to reprimand TANAKA Satoshi, a teacher at Itabashi Tokyo Metropolitan School for Children with Special Needs, for refusing to stand for the Kimigayo national anthem. A protest meeting was held the next day at Zensuido Hall in Suidobashi, Tokyo, and some 70 people participated. “I had feared I would have the salary cut for six months this time, but it turned out to be one month, thanks to my supporters who raised voices to demand that the education board not take disciplinary actions against me. Some of my colleagues at school also encouraged me,” says Tanaka. “Top-down decision-making now prevails at schools, and teachers are getting involved in the policy aimed at allowing this country to wage wars. Refusing to stand for the singing of the national anthem has great significance under such circumstances.”  (SASAKI Yumi)

 3 30日都教委は、都立板橋特別支援学校教員・田中聡史さん(写真)に、今春卒業式 の「君が代」不起立を理由に減給(10分の1減給・1ヶ月)の懲戒処 分 を発令した。処分発令の翌日(331日)、抗議集会が東京・水道橋の全水道会館で開かれ70名が集まった。田中さんは「今回は6ヶ 月の減給処分が出るの ではないかと心配していたが、多くの人が“処分す るな”の声を都教委に上げてくれたおかげで1ヶ月にとどまった。かげながら励ましてくれる同僚もいた。今 学校では、トップダウンが進み、“戦争できる国づくり”に教員が加担させられている。こういう状況下で、不起立はとても重要だ」と語っ た。(佐々木有美)

Thursday, October 10, 2013

I cannot obey order if I listen to my ideology, conscientiousness



  TANAKA Satoshi looked nervous when he came out of the last training. “I was asked if I was able to commit myself never to disobey orders (refuse to stand for the national anthem),” Tanaka said. “I told them that I could not obey such an order if I believed in my ideology and I listen to my conscientiousness. I was modest, but I was able to tell them straight I will not change my mind.” He sounded sure. Tanaka went through the training for the 17th time on September 17 to learn never to refuse to stand up for the national anthem. At the training center, there are more than 60 people in his support. (By SASAKI Yumi)


研修センターでの最後の研修を終えて出てきた田中聡史さん(板橋特別支援学校教員)は、やや緊張気味だったが「最後に、今後二度と服務事故(不起立)を起こ さないと決意できたかと質問された。私は、思想・良心に従ったらそのような命令には従えないと答えた。控えめだが転向はしないと断言できた」と元気よく 語った。917日、「君が代不起立」を理由にした田中さんの17回目の服務事故再発防止研修が水道橋の都教職員研修センターで行われた。研修センター前 には、60人余りの支援者が集まり、田中さんを激励した。(佐々木有美)