are both male and female students required to be topless? japanese school nude health check-ups spark anger among parents
2024-09-09
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[global times comprehensive report] according to the british "guardian" citing local japanese media reports, in health checks in many japanese schools, boys and girls as young as 5 and as old as 18 are required to take off their clothes to the waist. this move has aroused the anger of some parents and the public, who called on the education and health departments to ban this practice before the start of the new school year.
according to fuji tv, according to japan's school health and safety law, japan has regular physical examinations from elementary school to high school, which are carried out uniformly in all schools from may to june every year. according to reports, there is no unified policy on whether students should take off their clothes during the examination, and it is decided by the local education committee and health care staff. therefore, some schools will ask students to turn their clothes above their chests during the physical examination to facilitate medical staff to examine them. some schools even require students to be topless throughout the examination process, and girls must also take off their bras. in this regard, some doctors said that exposing the chest is to check for atopic dermatitis, irregular heartbeat and other diseases. but many students and parents think that this move has caused them great discomfort.
a public opinion survey of middle school students aged 12 to 16 showed that 95.5% of the respondents were dissatisfied with the undressing physical examination. tanaka, a member of the nishinomiya city council, said: "many health examinations have not helped students grow up healthily, but have caused serious psychological problems. some students still find this experience scary even when they are adults, and it even affects their ability to establish close relationships with others."
in january 2024, the ministry of education, culture, sports, science and technology of japan issued a notice requiring schools to consider the feelings of students during health examinations. for example, schools need to examine boys and girls separately and use partitions or curtains to block outside views. in terms of dress, students can wear gymnastics suits, underwear, or cover their bodies with towels without affecting the physical examination. on the other hand, if there is a situation where the doctor must lift the student's clothes for examination, he must first explain to the student and his guardian. after the notice was issued, some parts of japan changed the original regulations. but some parents still said: "it would be better if the country could provide more specific guidelines to keep local governments and schools consistent." (strict)
