The vice president of Nihon University, who has been asked to resign by the university s board of trustees over his handling of a drug scandal, filed a lawsuit over alleged power harassment on Nov. 27.
Students who miss their high school entrance examinations due to menstrual symptoms will be eligible to take a supplementary examination, the education ministry announced.
A third-party committee blasted top officials at Nihon University for their absolute failure to properly address the use of cannabis and other illegal drugs on the school’s football team.
Reports about the grueling work hours have contributed to a continued decline in applicants to become public school teachers, according to many boards of education across Japan.
The intense summer heat forced some elementary and junior high schools to hold their start-of-semester assembly online on Aug. 28 to prevent heatstroke.