台風が来て大雨警報でてきました！

慶応幼稚舎は前日に休校、田園調布雙葉学園は自宅学習、また別の私立の学校はオンライン授業など前日にそれぞれ連絡が来ており、保護者同士で休みだね。などと会話しておりました。

さて、息子の公立小学校もすっかりお休みだろうと勘違いしておりましたが

朝に連絡が来たところによると、休んでも欠席にはならないけれど、本日通常登校でした！

公立校は地域により対応が様々でしたね。

渋谷区のママは警報出ていないけど休校です。と連絡が来て

それなら前日に決定しておいてほしい。と嘆いていました。

働くママたちそれぞれ事情がありますね。

世田谷区や練馬区も通常登校と聞きました。

港区は共働きのご家庭が多いのでその配慮で大雨警報では通常登校という噂が（真相不明です）

台風でも休めない、リモートにもできない保護者や

医療従事者等で働いている保護者達からは助かったと聞いていますが

大雨の中、学校に行く子供たちはタフに育ちますね。

ところで、実際みんな登校してるのかというと、お休みが多かったようです。

登校した子たちによると、給食がたくさん余ったのでお替りし放題で、先生が牛乳5本も飲んで面白かったり、

好きな席で授業を受けていいよ！となったので特別感が満載でとっても楽しかったと聞いてます。

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A heavy rain warning was issued today.

Several private schools had already announced their plans the day before. Keio Yochisha closed for the day, Den-en Chofu Futaba School switched to home learning, and some other private schools moved classes online. Parents were chatting with each other and saying, “Looks like school will be canceled tomorrow.”

So I completely assumed that my son’s public elementary school would also be closed. However, we received a message this morning saying that school would be open as usual! Children could stay home without being marked absent, but classes would still be held.

Public schools seemed to handle the situation differently depending on the area.

A mother in Shibuya told me that her child’s school was closed even though there was no weather warning in their area. She said, “If they’re going to close the school, I wish they would decide the day before.”

Every working parent has different circumstances.

I also heard that schools in Setagaya and Nerima were open as usual.

There is a rumor—though I have no idea whether it’s true—that schools in Minato tend to remain open during heavy rain warnings because there are so many dual-income families.

I’ve heard from parents who cannot take time off work, cannot work remotely, or work in healthcare and other essential professions that having schools remain open is a huge help.

Still, children who go to school in heavy rain certainly grow up to be tough!

That said, it sounds like many students stayed home anyway.

According to the children who attended, it turned out to be a very fun day. There was so much extra school lunch that they could have as many seconds as they wanted. One teacher apparently drank five cartons of milk, which everyone found hilarious.

They were also told, “You can sit wherever you like today!” so the whole day felt special and out of the ordinary.

From what I heard, the children who went to school had a fantastic time.