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Fukushima Prefecture children must stay indoors

Schools keep kids indoors The Yomiuri Shimbun 15 April 11,  Outdoor activities in Fukushima Pref. stopped over radiation  Worried about radiation, schools in Fukushima Prefecture have stopped holding physical education classes in their school yards regardless of schools’ distance from the crippled nuclear power plant in the prefecture……the central government’s failure to provide any guidelines on students’ outdoor activities has left schools wondering what to do.

During soil inspection in school yards, inspectors took five-centimeter-deep samples to check the levels of radioactive iodine and cesium.

The school yard of Yamakiya Primary School in Kawamatamachi recorded the highest level: 59,059 becquerels per kilogram of soil for both isotopes. The school began holding its physical education class indoors after the new academic year started on April 6 and such events as excursions and hiking will be suspended…..Schools keep kids indoors / Outdoor activities in Fukushima Pref. stopped over radiation : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

April 15, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | - Fukushima 2011