4 Children and education
		4-1 International standard of children's right to learning who are overystaying their visa, and intentional neglect of that right by the Japanese government 4-1-1 The Japanese government should have the local governments recognize fully that children's right to learning is one guaranteed by international conventions and that local governments must not exclude children from public education because of status of residence and nationality. Such exclusion violates the rights of children. 4-1-2 The local governments shall assure children residing in Japan the right to education, regardless of nationality and status of residence. 4-1-3 The Ministry of Justice shall take the following measures to prevent children of migrant workers who go to school from being deported: a- Release provisionally children who go to school, and their families who are to be detained as a result of exposure or autonomous reporting to the Immigration Control Bureau. b- Grant special permission for residence to children who go to school, and their families. 4-2 Guidance to children of migrants for adaptation to Japan 4-2-4 Japanese language instruction shall be established in public school education and the right to learning shall be assured for such children who have any mother tongue other than the Japanese language. 4-2-5 Japanese language instruction programs and teaching materials shall be developed and prepared as necessary according to the achievement level of children without regard to the school year by age. 4-2-6 Employ special instructors of the Japanese language for public schools. In the event that the teachers at a public school fail to cover any field in teaching, the school shall find from among the local community an appropriate person such as a part-time or volunteer instructor to teach Japanese or something relating to it,. These instructors shall be treated in the same manner as general teachers in terms of social position and legal status. 4-2-7 A special framework shall be set up for boys and girls having any mother tongue other than the Japanese language who want to enter high school. 4-2-8 These boys and girls shall be allowed to use their own language to take the entrance examination to high school. 4-2-9 Schools shall provide the parents of pupils or students with information in their mother tongue and opportunities for consultation. 4-2-10 The Japanese government shall place in the course of study and fund these measures. 4-3 Assuring the mother tongue and culture of pupils and students of foreign migrants 4-3-11 Conduct mother-tongue and mother-culture instruction to help such children discover their true identity and communicate with their parents. 4-3-12 Schools shall give bi-lingual education to such children who repeatedly move from one country to another. 4-3-13 The Japanese government shall guarantee that ethnic classes and schools are set up and operated. 4-5 Eliminating prejudice against pupils and students of foreign migrants 4-5-14 Formulate such curricula that enable Japanese pupils and students to understand internationalization that starts at home and help them build their own character free from prejudice. 4-5-15 Include multi-cultural education and human rights education in the teacher college curricula to enable the teachers to have a deeper understanding of multi culture and eliminate prejudice against foreign migrants. Provide the teacher with more training. 4-5-16 Employ more teachers of foreign nationality. 4-5-17 Remove any speech and conduct from school that may promote prejudice against foreign nationals and foreign cultures. 4-5-18 Enact the Prohibition Law of All Forms of Ethnic and Racial Discrimination and take appropriate measures according to the law to eliminate prejudice against foreign nationals. (See 1-1-3 and 1-3.)

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