Fukuoka City’s board of education requested municipal elementary, junior high, and high schools to speak individually with all students about their worries and troubles caused by life changes related to the new coronavirus. According to an interview survey conducted by the committee in October, multiple school principals reported that some children occasionally said they wanted to die. To release stress and uncover potential mental abuses from parents, teachers, and school social workers will perform counseling at 217 schools in November or later. Source: NHK
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