[Future School Rules] Don't let school rules become 'restraints'. [Reviewing School Rules]

Currently, the need to review school rules is being called for in schools everywhere, but the most important future school rule in my opinion is,

Don't let school rules become restraints.

That is what I mean.

My basic way of thinking is that many school rules are necessary to make schools better places I think.

However, it is also a fact that some content cannot keep up with the changes of the times is true.

And I think the biggest problem is leaving those things as they are for reasons like 'because they've always been there' or 'because it's a hassle'.

I don't think the school rules themselves necessarily need to be changed, but I think we should be able to enact and change things that are closer to us than school rules (= rules/things to implement school rules) more easily.

In other words,

the relationship between the Constitution and laws in Japanese society, or the relationship between laws and work regulations

I think it would be good if it became like that.

For example, things like 'clothing' and 'how to spend time in school' are very different now than they were in the past, so I think they should be made more flexible (not restrained).

And as a way to change various rules, it would be good if it were done in the same way as the enactment of local government ordinances, for example, 'proposal by 1/10 of the signatures of all students, enactment or change by 2/3 or more of the approval of all students'.

If this can be operated well, as a result, I think students will also become interested in Japanese politics and elections when they become adults.

I want schools to be not just places to study, but also places to practice democracy.

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Finally, when I was a high school student, there was a rather stylish school rule change (making school rules more flexible), so I would like to conclude with that.

My alma mater was an all-boys school, and it was widely known throughout the prefecture for its long-standing 'cheer squad.' However, perhaps due to the changing times, by the time I enrolled, there was only one member left, a senior named I.

It is no exaggeration to say that Senior I had enrolled specifically because he admired the cheer squad so much that he commuted all the way from another city.

Perhaps in an attempt to increase membership, he lived his life all year round (even in midsummer), all day long, dressed in what we would now call a 'delinquent boss' style: a school uniform, student cap, 'geta' (wooden clogs), and a special bag. Well, naturally, that was a violation of school rules (laughs).

Because of this, the teachers gave him guidance about his appearance almost every day. However, he refused to stop.

After this continued for several months, the student council president at the time moved to partially change the school rules regarding clothing (specifically, that it should be okay to wear geta as footwear) and collected signatures from students.
I also signed in favor (laughs).

Everyone knew about the senior's passion for the cheer squad, so hundreds of signatures were collected, and the teachers could no longer ignore it. As a compromise, it was decided that they would turn a blind eye until Senior I graduated.

Perhaps thanks to that, several of my classmates joined the cheer squad, and although it was on a small scale, they were able to become active in cheering for soccer and baseball games.

That senior was truly full of life back then.

My alma mater has now become co-ed, and I heard that a female cheer squad leader was appointed a few years ago.

I am somewhat curious about what Senior I thinks of the current state of the cheer squad.

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