Did all the schoolchildren
who were supposed to
evacuate actually get to
leave?

Nay, the "enko sokai"(縁故疎
開) system ─ evacuating to
stay with relatives in the
countryside ─ was given
priority over organized
group evacuation through
schools("shudan sokai", 集団
疎開). But around one-third
of school children couldn’t
evacuate at all, whether due
to poor health, lack of
resources, or needing to
help with family work.

It really makes you think…
What was the purpose of
evacuation of school
children?