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Posted in: Record high 320 public school teachers in Japan disciplined for sexual offenses in fiscal 2023 See in context
MarkXToday
It's a particular problem in Japan, without question. Hopefully international embrassment will force some change .
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Posted in: Record high 320 public school teachers in Japan disciplined for sexual offenses in fiscal 2023 See in context
MarkXToday 07:33 am JST
I know these numbers are terrible, and the Ministry of Education should really be vetting better who can become a teacher, but I wonder what the numbers are like in other countries? Just wondering.Given |
That are terrible numbers—you just answered your own question.
And given Japans extremly low reportage rate for such crime, it's just the top of the iceberg, and numbers are likely much higher than just several hundred.
Considering the prevalence of sexual harassment of minors in Japan and the high incidence of sexual assaults on public transport, as well as crimes like up-skirt photography that are more common in Japan, this high level of sexual crimes by teachers is far less frequent in most other developed nations.
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This whole thing seems shonky.
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