いじめ「重大事態」、指針改定へ　調査委の選定など明確化―文科省素案

　文部科学省は１９日、いじめで児童生徒が心身に大きな被害を受けた疑いがある「重大事態」について、調査指針の改定素案を公表した。調査委員会を設置する際の委員の選定方法などを明示。同日の有識者会議に諮った上でパブリックコメント（意見公募）を実施し、８月にも最終的に取りまとめる。
　学校や教育委員会は重大事態が発生した場合、いじめ防止対策推進法に基づき調査することになっている。文科省は２０１７年に指針を策定したが、重大事態は２２年度に過去最多の９２３件となるなど増加傾向にあり、改定を決めた。（2024/06/19-10:12）

Japan's education ministry on Wednesday presented a draft of revisions to its investigation guidelines for serious bullying cases in which children are suspected of having suffered severe physical or mental damage.
   The ministry plans seek public comments on the draft and finalize the revisions in August, before introducing the revised guidelines by notifying schools of them.
   Schools and education boards investigate serious bullying cases based on the law for the promotion of measures to prevent bullying.
   The ministry compiled the current investigation guidelines in 2017. It decided to revise them after the number of serious bullying cases hit a record high of 923 in fiscal 2022.
   The draft noted that third parties will join investigation teams in principle, saying that it is desirable to actively consider the participation by experts or third-party individuals in investigating cases that require confirmation of detailed facts. The third-party individuals should be those recommended by bar, medical or other professional associations and should not include lawyers or counselors working for schools where serious bullying cases were reported, it also said.