{"id":337,"date":"2016-03-25T22:14:08","date_gmt":"2016-03-25T13:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/judojiko.net\/eng\/?p=337"},"modified":"2016-03-25T22:14:08","modified_gmt":"2016-03-25T13:14:08","slug":"generous-penalty-against-corporal-punishment-no-dismissal-dont-be-content-with-high-number-of-disciplinary-actions-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/judojiko.net\/eng\/news\/337.html","title":{"rendered":"Generous penalty against \u201ccorporal punishment\u201d; no dismissal – Don\u2019t be content with high number of disciplinary actions"},"content":{"rendered":"

We must not be satisfied with higher number of <\/span>disciplinary actions <\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/strong>The Ministry of Education announced, on January 30, 2015, the disciplinary actions against teachers in Japanese public schools for FY2013. The media focused on the decisions taken for \u201ccorporal punishment\u201d, describing them with the headlines of \u201crecord high number\u201d, \u201cmajor increase\u201d and \u201c4000 were punished\u201d.<\/span>
\nWhile the headlines seems to offer a sense of crisis, the discussions in most articles were balanced. The number of actions against corporal punishments for FY2015 were 3953, about 1700 more than 2253 of the previous year. However, the reports said that \u201cThe local governments expanded the investigation of cases and enhanced the severity of disciplinary actions against corporal punishments.\u201d (The Mainichi), \u201cThe perception of corporal punishment has changed, resulting in better understanding of injuries in school.\u201d (NHK) The point made by the media was that the number of disciplinary actions increased not because the number of violent teachers grew, but because the government and schools were more critical of physical punishments. <\/span>
\n\u00a0<\/span>
\nAre the penalties severer against corporal punishment?<\/span><\/strong>
\nOne element has not been reported by the media; the heaviness of the penalty. In FY2013, of the 68 cases of drunk driving, 38 teachers were disciplinary dismissed from their post, the toughest decision in disciplinary actions. Sexual misconducts were treated more severely; of the 205 cases, 117, about 60%, were dismissed. <\/span>
\nHowever, with respect to 3953 teachers charged for corporal punishment, disciplinary dismissal was zero. The students\u2019 injuries included 24 cases of ruptured eardrum and 31 cases of bone fracture and sprain. There is a sharp contrast compared to the decision of dismissal against 60% of sexual misconduct cases.<\/span>
\nGreater numbers of corporal punishments are discovered, but the penalties imposed are very lenient. The media coverage seems to tell us that stronger disciplinary actions are imposed on corporal punishments. But that is not happening.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>The education circles are tolerant of corporal punishment<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/strong>
\n\"Generous<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nThe generous treatment of corporal punishment was not limited to 2013.<\/span>
\nDisciplinary actions since FY2007, the first year the website data was provided by the Ministry of Education, show that corporal punishments were investigated in a much higher number of cases compared to other charges. However dismissal was close to zero. (a total of three since 2007)<\/span>
\nViolent actions, such as beatings, by the instructor in school club activities have been described as \u201ceducational engagement\u201d. (\u201cOf teachers engaged in corporate punishment only 0.08% were <\/span>dismissed\u201d)<\/span>
\nWe must face the issue that the educational community is permissive of corporal punishment by teachers.<\/span>
\n\u00a0<\/span>
\nNote: \u201cInjury, violence etc.\u201d indicates cases where teachers harm people outside of school hours. When a teacher injures a child of school, \u201ccorporal punishment\u201d will be used.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>
\n31.01.2015<\/span>
\nhttp:\/\/bylines.news.yahoo.co.jp\/ryouchida\/20150131-00042691\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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