To the ministry of education,

My son will begin kindergarten in April of this year and I am very much concerned for his safety.

My wife and I have been inundated with demands about the things we must buy, and the things we need to do, from the school. Some verge on the ridiculous and include instruction on the length the string around his bento box must adhere to, as well as the kind of crayons we are required to buy.