Mie Special Needs School Principal Advised Teacher to Treat Students “like you would treat a dog”

From CBC TV via Yahoo! Japan

December 8 2023

Kuwana City, Mie Pref – It has been revealed that the female principal of a special needs school in Mie Prefecture told a teacher who consulted her about how to interact with students, “You should just treat them like you would treat a dog.’’

The female principal of a special needs school admits that her comments to her teacher were inappropriate.

According to the Mie Prefectural Board of Education, in September last year, the female principal of Mie Prefectural Kuwana Special Needs School in Kuwana City told a female teacher who had consulted her about how to interact with students, “Treat her like you would treat a dog.”

Since July of this year, the prefectural board of education has been confirming the facts by interviewing principals and others after receiving anonymous information.

In response to the interview, the principal explained that she “made the remark to the effect that it would be better not to intervene too much in order to relieve the anxiety of her teachers,” and that she said that her remark was inappropriate. means that it is acknowledged.

The principal is currently working as usual, but the prefectural board of education wants to make an appropriate decision regarding her punishment.