1. Purpose
When a child refuses to attend school, some parents may be troubled because they don’t know how to deal with their child, feel anxious about their child’s future, or wonder if they are partly to blame for the child’s refusal. The Mie Prefectural Board of Education will hold nine “Parent Consultation Sessions for Children Who Refuse to Attend School” to provide parents with necessary information, opportunities for interaction among parents, and opportunities to consult with specialized institutions, so that children who refuse to attend school can receive appropriate support.
2. Target Participants
Parents of children who refuse to attend school.
3. Place and date
| Edition | Place | Date | Registration deadline |
| 1 | Tsu Government Building, Main Building, 6th Floor, Meeting Room
Tsu-shi Sakurabashi 3-chome 446-34 |
June 7, 2026 (Sunday) | June 4th (Thursday) |
| 2 | Yokkaichi Government Building, Main Building, 6th Floor, Meeting Room
Yokkaichi-shi Shinsho 4-chome 21-5 |
June 20, 2026 (Saturday) | June 17th (Wednesday) |
| 3 ★ | Iga City Educational Research Center, 3rd floor, meeting room.
Iga-shi Kamitomono 785 |
July 4, 2026 (Saturday) | June 25th (Thursday) |
| 4 | Ise Government Building, 4th floor, room 401
Ise-shi Seitacho 628-2 |
August 23, 2026 (Sunday) | August 20th (Thursday) |
| 5 | Kumano Government Building, 5th floor, meeting room A
Kumano-shi Idocho 371 |
October 4, 2026 (Sunday) | October 1st (Thursday) |
| 6 | Kuwana Government Building, 3rd floor, meeting room 1
Kuwana-shi Chuocho 5-chome 71 |
October 24, 2026 (Saturday) | October 21 (Wednesday) |
| 7 | Ureshino Community Center, 2nd floor, meeting room
Matsusaka-shi Ureshinocho 1429-1 |
November 28, 2026 (Saturday) | November 25th (Wednesday) |
| 8 | Suzuka Government Building, 4th floor, room 46
Suzuka-shi Nishijo 5-chome 117 |
December 12, 2026 (Saturday) | December 9th (Wednesday) |
| 9 | Mie Prefectural General Education Center, 1st floor, multipurpose hall
Tsu-shi Otanicho 12 |
January 8, 2027 (Friday) | January 5th (Tuesday) |
★ The 3rd edition will be co-hosted with the “Fureai Hotto Salon” in Iga City.
4. Schedule for the day
| 1st to 2nd ~ 4th to 9th Edition | 3rd Edition |
| 13:00-13:10 Greeting and explanation of the program
13:10-13:50 Lecture (40 minutes) 14:00-14:50 Meeting for exchanging experiences (50 minutes) 15:00-16:30 Individual consultations (90 minutes) |
13:00-13:10 Greeting and explanation of the program
13:10-14:10 Lecture (60 minutes) 14:20-15:00 Questions and general meeting for sharing experiences (40 minutes) 15:10-16:30 Individual consultations (80 minutes) |
5. Content of the Day
(1) Lecture
Postgraduate students, professionals who have experienced school refusal, and psychology specialists will speak about their feelings regarding children experiencing school refusal, the school, and their caregivers.
(2) Experience sharing meeting
Participating caregivers will exchange opinions, mediated by school counselors and school social workers.
(3) Individual consultation
Individual consultations will be available at booths separated by the type of professional providing the service.
| ≪Consultation Staff≫
① School Counselor ② School Social Worker ③ Speaker ④ Educational Support Center Staff ⑤ Mie Prefectural Board of Education Staff ⑥ Prefectural Educational Support Center Instructor ⑦ Mie School Refusal Support Network Secretariat ・ ① and ② will be school counselors and school social workers assigned by the Mie Prefectural Board of Education to schools or educational support centers in or near the venue. ・④ will be staff from educational support centers in or near the venue. |
6. Speakers
- Kenji Watanabe (渡邉 賢二): 1st and 9th editions (Tsu), 2nd edition (Yokkaichi), and 4th edition (Ise).
Specially appointed professor at Kogakkan University, certified psychologist, and school refusal support advisor for Mie Prefecture. Specializes in educational psychology and family psychology. He will speak, from the perspective of a psychology expert, about the emotional state of children and ways to relate to them.
- Ririka Murakami (むらかみ りりか): 3rd edition (Iga).
Master trainer of “Communication in Developmental Sciences” and author of “HSC: Training for Parents to Understand How to Raise Sensitive Children.” She will talk about interaction methods that help organize the hearts and brains of sensitive or highly perceptive children who have difficulty going to school, so that they can take a step forward.
- Kazuya Shirota (代田 和也): 5th edition (Kumano) e 7th edition (Matsusaka).
Director, producer, and announcer at Mie FM Broadcasting (Radio Cube FM Mie). He experienced school refusal when he was in middle school. He will talk about his experiences and feelings from that time and how he found his current job.
- Young person with experience of school refusal: 6th edition (Kuwana) and 8th edition (Suzuka).
Postgraduate student who researches, in a practical way, animal-assisted education through “rescued dogs”. Experienced school refusal when in high school. Will talk about her experiences and feelings at the time and about the relationship with parents and school.
7. How to apply
| Register using one of the methods below.
(1) Scan the two-dimensional code on the right and register using the Mie Prefectural Education Committee form. (2) Register directly with the Mie Prefectural Education Committee by phone or email.
If registering by email, please include in the subject line: “Registration for the consultation meeting for parents/guardians – (location name)”, and provide the following information: [participant’s name (parent/guardian), contact information (phone and email address), desired location for participation, type of school the child is enrolled in, school, grade/year, child’s name, city/municipality of residence, and content in which they wish to participate (lecture, experience-sharing meeting, and/or individual consultation)]. |
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Destination for submission / contact
Mie-ken Kyoiku Iinkai Jimukyoku Seito Shido-ka Futoko Shien-han (三重県教育委員会事務局生徒指導課不登校支援班)
Tel.: 059-213-6611 E-mail: seishi@pref.mie.lg.jp
※ If you wish to participate after the registration deadline, please contact us by phone.
8. Others
- Depending on the natural disaster situation, the event may be postponed or canceled.
- On the day, there may be media coverage, but the privacy of participants will be respected. Thank you for your understanding.
