Musashino Higashi Gakuen: “Remaining teachers have no choice but to do what they can”

Musashino Higashi Gakuen is an educational corporation that has two kindergartens, an elementary school, a junior high school, and a higher vocational school under its umbrella and is known for its inclusive education model, in which children with and without autism study together. A teacher at Musashino Higashi Gakuen says this with a grim resolve: “For the sake of the students and parents who remain, even though the school has had so many problems since the president was replaced, all the remaining teachers have no choice but to do what they can.” Episode Notes: ‘Confusion Reigns Amid Mass Teacher Resignations at ‘Inclusive’ Tokyo School Just Prior to New School Year’: https://barrierfreejapan.com/2025/03/28/confusion-reigns-amid-mass-teacher-resignations-at-inclusive-tokyo-school-just-prior-to-new-school-year/ *Apologies for the sound quality in the second part of the podcast, it sounds like I’m speaking in a tunnel, but I thought the audio was clear enough to put the episode out.