School in Japan's Nagoya meets parents after scrapping annual class photos
NAGOYA -- A municipal elementary school here held its first meeting for parents on the night of Oct. 19 after abolishing annual class photos, revealin
On October 19, a municipal elementary school in Nagoya's Mizuho Ward held its first parent meeting since abolishing annual class photos, explaining that only children who requested a photo would have one taken. The school had previously refused to explain the policy change to all parents. Parents criticized the decision, claiming it contradicted previous explanations and left them feeling betrayed.
The school defended its move, citing privacy concerns and the potential for AI to manipulate photos taken from the front. In a two-hour meeting, the vice principal stated that the school defines class photos as images of all class members facing forward, but no specific measures were announced to address parents' concerns. Around 70% of 220 parents who responded to the school's survey preferred continuing the photos.
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