Funabori 2nd Elementary School - Edogawa City

Students are fine

The greetings of the students are very energetic! All the teachers are kind teachers and teachers who think of their students!

Normally good. Of course, there are many crazy guys. However, the school lunch is delicious and variously good.

The PTA has started to improve since February 2022, but I feel that the lack of contact from the school is a problem. I think there are pros and cons, but I think that it is information that can be in the public interest (for those who are thinking of moving to this place before entering school, those who are thinking of moving this power, etc.) increase. The problem with PTA is that the school passed personal information to the PTA, and the school withdrew the PTA membership fee together with the school lunch fee, so that parents were involved in the PTA regardless of their intention to join. It is emitting. I think the school should apologize for improper operation and take measures to prevent recurrence and make it public. In addition, the school should feel the responsibility of being involved in the PTA regardless of the parents' intentions, and encourage the PTA to take appropriate measures. (Requesting the destruction of the personal information of parents / students who made them think that enrollment is essential, or the personal information of parents / students provided to PTA by the school, etc.) I think that not only us but also several people have complained, but PTA is trying to change the way. However, I feel that there are many problems with improvement methods. We will publish the letter (questionnaire) distributed in February and the withdrawal notice that it was distributed to those who wished as a result. There are some expressions that are worrisome, but I think the major problems are as follows. I contacted the PTA and the school, but I have not received an answer at this time. I would like the school to feel responsible and encourage the PTA to take appropriate measures regarding the following points, but no response has been obtained from the school at this time. ----- ----- 1. Have parents who do not want to be a PTA member submit a withdrawal notice It is stated that "Information on withdrawals after the PTA tournament will not be handled by PTA activities", but at the same time, "We will keep the withdrawal notice while your child is in school." I feel that the awareness of personal information protection is weak because at least the information of parents and students is recorded and retained while in school. In the first place, PTA said, "We have not submitted a membership notification, but if you wish to withdraw from the membership as a document confirming your intention to withdraw from PTA, please submit a withdrawal notification." It is also incoherent and incoherent. Do you not understand that the problem is that you have not confirmed your intention to join and have not submitted a membership notification (all parents are members)? We believe that the correct operation method is to honestly acknowledge and apologize for the above-mentioned problems, have applicants submit a membership notification, and request the submission of personal information as necessary. Then, personal information obtained illegally without confirming the intention to join in the past (personal information of parents / students who made them think that membership is essential and submitted it to parents, or parents who provided it to PTA from the school・ I think that we should promise to destroy all the personal information of the students) and the withdrawal notice submitted this time. What were your thoughts on the parents of the first graders who will enter the school in the new year? Also, the method of submitting this withdrawal notice may be legally problematic. If you want to bring a case against PTA, even if you are a guardian who has never shown your intention to join PTA and understood that you are not a PTA member, you can protect it by submitting a withdrawal notice. A person may be determined to have been recognized as a member. (You can see it in the "Kumamoto PTA Proceedings".) I also think that you are trying to advance the PTA advantage. 2. Paid PTA membership fee The withdrawal notice states that "Paid PTA membership fees cannot be refunded." Regarding this, I do not know what kind of judgment will be made from the situation of this PTA if a trial is made, and I think that PTA is not in a position to say. Shouldn't we at least apologize for collecting the money without consent and then ask, "I can't refund it, but can you please understand it?" Personally, I thought it would be unavoidable if there was no refund for the PTA fee, but expressions that repel emotions are conspicuous. You may want to consult a crisis management expert. 3. Re-enrollment is not possible It seems that the withdrawal notification states that "re-enrollment will not be requested", and it seems that the person who submitted the withdrawal notification this time cannot re-enroll. It may not be a big problem because it is people who want to leave PTA, but if the PTA executives who have allowed the current unreasonable operation are renewed, it seems that there are parents who want to get involved in PTA and volunteer. increase. What is it like to eliminate even the possibility of re-enrollment? I feel that my understanding is narrow. ----- ----- What I feel is a sneaky method related to 1 is the result of the hearing (questionnaire) on February 28 (Monday), and the withdrawal notice is distributed to those who wish, by March 4 (Friday). If you do not submit a withdrawal notice, it is stated that "We may request the selection target and watching duty of PTA officers and committee members in the 4th year of Reiwa." A withdrawal notice has been distributed to parents who answered "I do not want to be a PTA member" in the hearing, but no withdrawal notice has been distributed to other parents. Those who answered that they would like to continue to be PTA members in the hearing but opposed the lottery for officer selection, how do you feel now that the lottery for officers will continue as a result? Some people may want to move away from the PTA, but it is possible that they will miss the timing and in the worst case be made an officer. The attitude of trying to proceed with the convenient interpretation of PTA is clearly shown. I think PTA is a volunteer, but I don't feel the warmth and affection that ordinary volunteers can feel in this PTA. It may be different for children, but at least in terms of how it works. Finally, in a series of PTA letters, there is no wording to reflect on what went wrong and sincerely apologize for the improper PTA operation so far. There is also a corona whirlpool, and I see articles on PTAs that are promoting reforms, but I think that PTAs that do not have such a modern sense are rare. Some parents may not be able to accept PTA officers, but may continue to pay membership fees for the benefit of their children, but they don't even have the option. Do you not know that people will steadily move away unless they bend the way they used to be? Shouldn't at least executives be renewed if they want to survive? It is also frustrating for the school to keep the PTAs mentioned above involved in the school.