Suspended one-year prison terms for smuggling marijuana into Japan. Former principal of Tokyo's International School of the Sacred Heart's kindergarten-preschool and her her husband received suspended sentences for showing contrition.
Dec. 17, 2009. The Japan Times Online reports that Shirley Lane, 59, and her husband, Thomas, 62, both U.S. citizens, had pleaded guilty to sending a parcel containing 6.16 grams of marijuana addressed to her in late September from the United States.
Presiding Judge Toshikazu Ishii condemned their conduct but suspended the sentences because they had shown contrition. - click here to read the full report.
The International School of the Sacred Heart (ISSH), located in Hiroo, Tokyo was founded in 1908 and belongs to a worldwide network of the Schools of the Sacred Heart.
ISSH is a multicultural Catholic school that warmly welcomes students and families from many faiths. The Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten classes for 3, 4 and 5 year olds are for boys and girls, while grades 1-12 are for girls only. ISSH prepares its approximately 600 students for universities in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and other worldwide destinations. The student body represents approximately 45 nationalities and the faculty is comprised of approximately 17 nationalities.
The International School of the Sacred Heart is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and the Council of International Schools (CIS).
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