バス運行施設を一斉点検　女児死亡受け、来月中に緊急対策―政府

　政府は９日、静岡県牧之原市の認定こども園に通う女児（３）が通園バスに置き去りにされ死亡した事件を受け、送迎バスを運行する全ての保育所や幼稚園、認定こども園などに対し、安全管理が適切に実施されているか点検を求めることを決めた。再発防止に向けた緊急対応策を１０月中に取りまとめる。
　同日、内閣府で開いた関係府省会議（議長・小倉将信こども政策担当相）の初会合で決定。具体的には、▽連絡なく子どもがいない場合の保護者への確認や職員間での情報共有▽バス乗降時の子どもの人数確認▽降車した子どもと当日の出席状況の突き合わせ―などを行っているか各施設が自主点検する。
　これとは別に全ての施設に対し、安全管理が適正に行われているかどうか自治体職員による実地調査も行う。対象施設は１万程度に上る見通し。（2022/09/09-20:00）

The Japanese government decided Friday to demand nursery facilities operating school buses check themselves whether safety control measures are implemented properly, following a recent incident in which a girl died of heatstroke after being left on a school bus.
   The decision was made at the first meeting of a panel of officials from related ministries and agencies chaired by Masanobu Ogura, minister in charge of policies related to children.
   Additionally, the government will make local government officials inspect all nurseries, kindergartens and other facilities that run school buses to see whether they are taking sufficient safety measures. Facilities subject to such inspections are expected to total about 10,000.
   After checking the situation and hearing from experts, the government plans to draw up by the end of October emergency measures to prevent similar incidents, including creating a safety handbook on school bus operations and promoting the use of a system to properly manage child attendance.
   The panel is also expected to discuss equipping school buses with safety equipment, such as sensors to prevent a child from being left behind, which are common in some foreign countries.