In a lawsuit filed by a woman who was dismissed for attempting to take bread and other items stored for testing from the Nagoya Municipal Elementary School where she worked, the Nagoya District Court (Judge Akihiro Igarashi) on the 22nd ordered the city to revoke the dismissal and other measures, ruling that “the damages were quite minor. Dismissal would be too severe.”
According to the ruling, the plaintiff, a woman in her 50s, had worked as a school lunch cook since 1997. In February 2022, she attempted to take two loaves of bread and two bags of fried tofu that had been frozen in the kitchen of her workplace to eat at home, and was dismissed in May of the same year for “theft of public property.” The food items were stored for testing in the event of food poisoning or other such incidents, and were scheduled to be disposed of soon.
The ruling concluded that the damages were minor, the woman had no history of disciplinary measures in the past, and that the punishment was extremely inappropriate in terms of social standards, exceeded the scope of the city board of education’s discretion, and was illegal. The city’s Board of Education commented, “We will carefully examine the contents of the ruling and consider our future response.” (Takahashi Toshinari) Asahi Shimbun Digital July 22, 2024 18:30
>>9 If he took it home and ate it at a normal time, there would have been no problem, but if he got food poisoning, there would be a big fuss because it was caused by the bread in the school lunch, so it’s out. It’s not just his problem anymore.
In that case, you should say something before taking it home, and if you just take it without saying anything, you can’t help being accused of stealing, right?
I really want lower class citizens to be punished severely. I think the governor and city council members of Nagoya have received gifts, big and small, haven’t they? Like midsummer gifts.
This is the return of the woman who withdrew from the Olympics because she smoked. Isn’t Japan going too far? I guess responsibility will be decided by the verdict.
If we allow this to happen and let it slide, then there will be people who will take advantage of it and abuse it, which is human nature. When something becomes public, it is also the nature of organizations and society to deal with it properly.
If you’re going to throw them away, give them to any children who want them If there’s still any left over, give them to any cooks or staff who want them If there’s still any left over, throw them away
I think there must be a lot of details that go unrevealed in these cases. No matter how stubborn a person is, they wouldn’t be suddenly fired for this.
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