Why not helmets? Japan’s school disaster hoods stir debate.

Students at Yamato Elementary School in Sendai wear protective hoods on Dec. 10. | KAHOKU SHIMPO

Are the protective hoods used by schoolchildren in times of catastrophes truly effective?That was a concern asked by a female in her 50s living in Sendai in the “letters from readers” section of Kahoku Shimpo. Protective hoods have slowly infected elementary schools in Miyagi Prefecture, however some experts state helmets are more reliable when disaster

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