The Fukuoka High Court on March 25 overturned a government order that barred a Japanese language school in Fukuoka City from accepting new international students. The sanction followed a 2021 incident in which a former staff member restrained a student with a chain for several hours. The Justice Ministry had imposed a five-year suspension on new enrollments. A lower court had upheld the penalty, citing a failure by other staff to intervene. However, the high court ruled that the misconduct could not be considered institutionally condoned, and therefore found the government’s action unlawful. The decision reverses the earlier ruling and allows the school to resume student admissions, subject to future administrative procedures. Source: KBC / Nikkei
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