Japanese Government Revises Regulations: Teachers Who Harm Students Will Be Dismissed
Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) has revised its basic guidelines for the "Law on Preventing Sexual Violence by School Staff Against Children." The phrase "in principle, disciplinary dismissal" for offending teachers has been amended to remove "in principle," indicating a stricter stance. This revision follows incidents of teachers sharing illicitly filmed images in 2025.
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(Central News Agency, Tokyo 24th, compiled from foreign wire reports) Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) today revised the basic guidelines for the "Law on Preventing Sexual Violence by School Staff Against Children" to protect children from sexual violence. The original guideline stated "in principle, disciplinary dismissal" for offending teachers, but MEXT has now removed the phrase "in principle."
According to the "Mainichi Shimbun," MEXT (equivalent to the Ministry of Education) revised the basic guidelines for the aforementioned law, considering incidents of school staff sharing illicitly filmed images that broke out in 2025. The supplementary provisions stipulate that after three years of the new regulations taking effect, they will be evaluated and reviewed.
The guidelines refer to cases where school staff shared illicitly filmed images of schoolchildren, stating, "This is extremely regrettable and a situation that should be viewed with a strong sense of crisis."
The guidelines also state that in light of these incidents, classrooms, restrooms, changing rooms, and other areas should be regularly inspected, an environment where cameras cannot be installed should be created, and the management of electronic products and data owned by schools should be clearly regulated.
Regarding sexual violence and other acts by school staff against children, MEXT has also removed the phrase "in principle" from "in principle, disciplinary dismissal" for offending teachers in the guidelines. The guidelines also point out that even private schools should establish relevant disciplinary standards based on strict punishment.
Japan's Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Yohei Matsumoto, stated at a press conference after today's Cabinet meeting, "We will do our utmost to eradicate sexual violence against schoolchildren." (Compiled by Yang Wei-ching) 1150424
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(Central News Agency, Tokyo 24th, compiled from foreign wire reports) Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) today revised the basic guidelines for the "Law on Preventing Sexual Violence by School Staff Against Children" to protect children from sexual violence. The original guideline stated "in principle, disciplinary dismissal" for offending teachers, but MEXT has now removed the phrase "in principle."
According to the "Mainichi Shimbun," MEXT (equivalent to the Ministry of Education) revised the basic guidelines for the aforementioned law, considering incidents of school staff sharing illicitly filmed images that broke out in 2025. The supplementary provisions stipulate that after three years of the new regulations taking effect, they will be evaluated and reviewed.
The guidelines refer to cases where school staff shared illicitly filmed images of schoolchildren, stating, "This is extremely regrettable and a situation that should be viewed with a strong sense of crisis."
The guidelines also state that in light of these incidents, classrooms, restrooms, changing rooms, and other areas should be regularly inspected, an environment where cameras cannot be installed should be created, and the management of electronic products and data owned by schools should be clearly regulated.
Regarding sexual violence and other acts by school staff against children, MEXT has also removed the phrase "in principle" from "in principle, disciplinary dismissal" for offending teachers in the guidelines. The guidelines also point out that even private schools should establish relevant disciplinary standards based on strict punishment.
Japan's Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Yohei Matsumoto, stated at a press conference after today's Cabinet meeting, "We will do our utmost to eradicate sexual violence against schoolchildren." (Compiled by Yang Wei-ching) 1150424
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