教員業務「適正化が必要」　性暴力は厳正対応―文科白書

　文部科学省は１９日、２０２３年度の文部科学白書を公表した。長時間労働が問題となっている学校教員について「多くの仕事を担っている現状を抜本的に変え、業務の適正化を図る必要がある」と指摘。教育委員会や学校は、業務の仕分けや大胆な削減が求められていると訴えた。
　中央教育審議会（文科相の諮問機関）が今年５月に取りまとめた働き方改革などの提言に触れ、省として対策を進める方針を表明。「『教師不足』も憂慮すべき状況にあり、志願者拡大のため教職の魅力を向上することが急務」と強調した。
　教員の児童生徒に対する性暴力に関しては「断じてあってはならない。行為があった場合は懲戒免職とするなど、厳正な対応をするよう教委に指導している」と説明。教員と児童生徒とのＳＮＳによる私的なやりとりの禁止といった防止策を紹介した。（2024/07/19-10:16）

Japan's education ministry, in an annual report released Friday, pointed out the need to fundamentally change the current situation where teachers are responsible for many tasks and ensure appropriate working conditions for them.
   As long working hours for teachers have become a problem in Japan, the ministry said in the education, science and technology white paper for fiscal 2023, which ended in March this year, that education boards and schools are urged to sort out and drastically reduce tasks performed by teachers.
   Referring to work style reform proposals for teachers compiled in May by the Central Council for Education, which advises the education minister, the white paper noted that the education ministry will promote such reforms.
   The white paper also said that the shortage of teachers is alarming and that there is an urgent need to improve the attractiveness of the teaching profession in order to increase the number of aspirant teachers.
   Stressing that sexual violence by teachers against students must never happen, the white paper said the ministry has instructed education boards to take strict measures against teachers found to have committed such acts, including dismissing them from their positions on disciplinary grounds. It introduced preventive measures, such as prohibiting private communication between teachers and students via social media.