A man walked into a Nagoya municipal elementary school through a staff entrance without permission and assaulted two children, the city board of education said. Police are questioning the father of a pupil at the school voluntarily, according to Tokai TV.
The man, in his 40s, entered the school on the morning of October 30 and went into a fifth-grade classroom where pupils were in homeroom. He pulled two boys who were not his own children out into the hallway by the hair and slapped them across the face, Tokai TV reported.
The board of education believes the assault followed a dispute between the children. It said it will discuss how to prevent a repeat.
Unchecked entry
The man reached the classroom through a door used by staff, not the main gate, and was not stopped before he got there. Japanese elementary schools typically keep main entrances locked during class hours and ask visitors to sign in at a reception desk, though staff entrances are often left open for teachers and deliveries.