School Sued for Children Killed in Japan Quake

Sunflowers are seen in the tsunami hit field in Miyagi prefecture, and were planted by local elementary school children on July 15, 2011. Japan has campaign to grow sunflowers to help decontaminate radioactive soil. (YoshikazuTsuno/AFP/Getty Images) The parents of children killed during the March 11 earthquake and tsunami filed a lawsuit against the school on Wednesday, according to local news reports.

Four kindergarten-age children were killed when their bus was hit with the massive tsunami that followed the earthquake. The lawsuit claims that the school did not ensure the childrens safety during the incident, reported Kyodo news.

The suit may be the first of its kind to question the culpability of schools during the disaster. The parents are demanding around $3.5 million in total compensation from Hiyori kindergarten in Miyagi Prefecture, said the news agency.

In the suit, the parents accuse the school of not gathering enough information via the radio and other sources, and not following other safety guidelines.

Mika Sato, who lost her daughter, told Kyodo that she wants a sincere apology from the kindergarten, adding that she hopes that no parents have to go through the same ordeal.

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I just want the truth about what happened to come out in court, a father who lost his daughter told the Mainichi Daily News. Without discovering the truth, preventing the same thing from happening again will be impossible.


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