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Diet passes anti-bullying legislation

音声ダウンロード

The Diet enacted a law June 21 aimed at preventing bullying in elementary, junior high and high schools by basically compelling schools to report serious cases.

The legislation was established after widespread reporting on incidents in which bullying led to students taking their own life, including the October 2011 suicide of a junior high school boy in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture.

Both the city and the school, shortly after the death was belatedly reported, denied that bullying led to the suicide, but later admitted it was the cause and apologized. (Kyodo)

いじめ対策法、国会で成立

国会は6月21日、学校でのいじめを防止する法案を可決した。深刻ないじめを通報することを学校に義務付けるもので、いじめが自殺につながった事件を反映したものだ。

The Japan Times ST: July 5, 2013