公立学校、コロナ休校３％　学級閉鎖１３％、地域差も―文科省

　文部科学省は４日、新型コロナウイルスの変異株「オミクロン株」による感染急拡大の影響で、１月２６日時点で全国の公立小中高校などの１６．５％に当たる５８４１校が、休校または特定の学年・学級閉鎖を行っていると発表した。休校は１１１４校（３．１％）で、学年・学級閉鎖は４７２７校（１３．３％）だった。
　都道府県ごとの差が大きく、休校などの割合が最も高いのは島根県の４３．４％（１７４校）で、最も低いのは岩手県の２．２％（１２校）だった。
　文科省は４日、各教育委員会などに対し、休校とする前に時差登校や分散登校、オンライン授業を組み合わせた学習を実施するよう要請した。
　調査は全国の公立幼稚園、小中高校と特別支援学校計約３万５０００校が対象。他に休校割合が高いのは福岡県３５．７％（４３９校）、京都府３１．７％（２０５校）、大阪府３０．５％（５６１校）などだった。（2022/02/04-20:01）

The education ministry said Friday that 5,841 publicly-run schools in Japan, or 16.5 pct of the total, were closed at least partially as of Jan. 26, due to the explosive spread of the omicron coronavirus variant.
   According to a ministry survey, 1,114 schools, or 3.1 pct, had implemented schoolwide closures and 4,727 schools, or 13.3 pct, had closed down some of their classrooms or grades.
   The survey covered about 35,000 public kindergartens, elementary, junior high, high and special needs schools throughout the country.
   It also found that the proportions of schools that shut down at least partially varied from prefecture to prefecture, with Shimane, in western Japan, recording 43.4 pct, or 174 schools, and Iwate, in the northeast, 2.2 pct, or 12 schools.
   High closure figures were seen in western prefectures on top of Shimane, including Fukuoka, with 35.7 pct, or 439 schools, Kyoto, with 31.7 pct, or 205 schools, and Osaka, with 30.5 pct, or 561 schools.