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Information Disclosure Request: Documents Received
Today, 41 days after I sent an information disclosure request , I received the related documents. There are 21 pages. It will take some time to dig into…
2025-04-23 19:25:39 +0900 JSTInformation Disclosure Request
In 2024-04, my 6th grade son transferred from a private to a public elementary school. We parents were under the assumption that he was being enrolled in the regular class (通常学級), with some part-time instruction (通級による指導) when needed. But after a few months the school principal explained us that he actually was enrolled in the special needs class (特別支援学級) from the beginning. Weird, isn’t it? Since I learned about the Act on Protection of Personal Information in the meanhwile, I decided to send another information disclosure request to find out how that decision has been made. ...
2025-03-17 16:12:44 +0900 JSTInformation Disclosure Request
Six and a half years have passed since this school enrollment consultation result. At that time I wasn’t aware of my child’s rights and were not informed enough to deal appropriately with the Board of Education. Today I wrote a “request for disclosure of retained personal information” in order to find out what happened behind the scenes. The disclosure request mechanism is defined in the Act on the Protection of Personal Information. ...
2025-03-13 16:12:44 +0900 JSTMedical Diagnosis
One piece of the personal information I received is a “doctor’s examination record” that I have never seen before. Within days after his birth my son was diagnosed with Trisomy 21. But today, at my son’s age of 12 years, I learned that the doctor also diagnosed Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and presumed Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). 診断名等： ＃２１トリソミー ＃自閉症スペクトラム ＃注意欠如多動症（推定） Diagnostic name(s): #Trisomy 21 #Autism Spectrum Disorder #Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (presumed) ...
2016-06-29 12:34:56 +0900 JST