High school “One terminal per person” Parents bear the cost Big difference between prefectures

▼ Twenty-one prefectures responded that they would pay the entire amount with public funds, ▼ Two prefectures asked parents to pay the full amount while making up for it with public funds to a certain extent, ▼ Asked parents to pay the full amount in principle It was 18 prefectures that did. Municipalities that require parents to bear the burden have said that they will take measures to support needy households, but in many places the burden on parents will be around 50,000 yen, with some recommending devices in the 90,000 yen range. There is also a high school that does, and there is a big gap between local governments that are free of public expense. On the other hand, there were some prefectures that allowed smartphones to be used instead of personal computers, and as of the 6th of this month, there were six prefectures that were under consideration and had no prospect of developing terminals for all new first-year students. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology is urging the use of the "Regional Revitalization Temporary Grant" for infection control when developing with public funds and as a measure to reduce the burden on parents. There is no guarantee, and it is difficult to switch to parents paying in the middle."

Expert ``Municipalities have ideas to keep prices down, the government should also support''

Regarding the current situation in which the response is divided depending on the region, Professor Yuichi Fujimura of Naruto University of Education Graduate School, who specializes in the computerization of education, said, From the point of view, the current situation where there is a big difference of tens of thousands of yen from free to tens of thousands of yen may be unacceptable.In order to live in the future age where changes are unpredictable, terminals are absolutely necessary like "stationery" Educational tools should not differ depending on the place of residence or the financial situation of parents.Local governments should jointly procure devices to keep the price down, and there should be no difference between the national government and local governments. We need to provide strong support,” he said.