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Ed. Min. slams critics of plan ending quarantine for children

Education Min.: 'Claims I'm a coronavirus denier are fake news, I hope everyone understands that we need to free everyone from quarantine.'

Tennessee school board removes Holocaust novel from curriculum

Tennessee school board votes to remove ‘Maus,’ iconic Holocaust novel, from its curriculum.

No strike in Israeli schools

Labor Court issues injunction against Teachers' Union

Labor Court issues injunction against decision to shut down schools in protest against canceling of quarantine regulations for students.

Teachers Union cancels classes to protest new COVID policy

Union urges teachers not to come to school tomorrow in protest against canceling of quarantine regulations for students.

Bennett decides: Isolation rules for students removed

PM makes final decision to end current quarantine rules for students. New testing rules to be put in place tomorrow.

'Dangerous and irresponsible' to cancel quarantine for children

Association to advance public health warns, 'New policy to cancel quarantine gambles with present & future lives & health of our children.'

Will Belz hasidic boys learn the core curriculum?

'I congratulate the Belzer Rebbe for his brave decision,' Director General of Bnei Akiva schools organization says.

Top doctor backtracks:

Don't eliminate quarantine for schoolchildren

'Within four days number of children suffering severe cases of COVID-19 has doubled,' Prof. Zachi Grossman says.

Effect of ending quarantine?

Sharp drop in number of children getting COVID-19 vax

Number of children receiving COVID-19 drops drastically following government decision to cancel quarantine for all exposed schoolchildren.

Israel to end quarantine for asymptomatic children

Starting next Thursday, children exposed to COVID carriers will not be automatically placed in quarantine.

No quarantine for children or teachers - a dangerous precedent?

If unvaccinated teachers do not have to quarantine when exposed to a COVID-19 carrier, can Israel require other adults to do so?

Unprecedented:

Poll examines awareness, attitudes, towards MENA Jews

New poll shows 75% of respondents could not recall learning positive perception of Mizrahi Jewry in school.

Haredi MK: 'Haredim careful to hold school on Fridays'

Proposed changes to school year do not work for haredi community, MK Porush says.

'Empty schools'

Teachers fume at impossible work conditions

Schools struggle to remain open as number of staff quarantined, coronavirus-positive, increases.

New bill to cut summer vacation in half

MK Sharren Haskel, head of Knesset's Education Committee, proposes bill to cut summer vacation, shorten school week.

Education Ministry Dir. Gen:

'Our policy is to keep the schools open'

Education Min. Director General admits 'reality is complicated, learning isn't happening at the same pace as usual.'

Teachers union head: We need to switch to remote learning

'Zoom learning is less effective - but it's the lesser evil,' teachers union chair says.

Education Minister: 'Health Ministry is creating chaos'

Education Min. Shasha-Biton slams Health Ministry chaos, promises she 'won't allow' education system to be 'dragged into bedlam.'

'There's no leader, everyone thinks they're PM'

Teachers union head slams chaos, lack of clear guidelines for schools. 'The ship is sinking, nothing is managing to save it.'

'Children's education is not commerce'

In a unique class in Los Angeles, Rabbi Pinto details how children should be educated.

Hidden Sparks celebrates 5-year collaboration with HALB

Partnership helps educators better understand and help struggling learners in mainstream classrooms.

'Parents, take your children to get vaccinated'

'Policy hasn't changed, Education Min. always said to do everything to preserve school routines,' new Education Min. Director General says.

These are the cities where schools will hold classes remotely

Around 30,000 students in 'red' and 'orange' localities will remain at home.

No injuries after fire breaks out at Jerusalem school

None injured after early-morning fire at Kiryat Noar school in Jerusalem.

Cabinet decides: Some students will learn from home

Ministers approve Green Pass in all stores, and Purple Pass in malls. Studies in orange and red localities will be limited.

Rabbi Kanievsky backs in-school vaccination campaign for kids

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky instructs school directors and Tamudei Torah to vaccinate the children following the threat of fifth wave of corona.

6th grader receives COVID shot without permission from parents

School COVID authority was reportedly not on site, and no official checked whether child had received permission before giving him shot.

Magen David Adom: In-school vaccination against COVID-19

Magen David Adom team members are providing COVID-19 vaccinations at the schools, to children aged 5-11 years old.

Toronto school trustee 'persecuted' for calling out anti-Semitism

B’nai Brith Canada is standing in solidarity with a Jewish Toronto school board trustee singled out for speaking against anti-Semitism.

Italy introduces guidelines to combat anti-Semitism in schools

Updated guidelines for combating anti-Semitism in schools have been presented to Italy’s Minister of Public Education Patrizio Bianchi.

Teacher hospitalized after being punched by third-grade student

Pregnant teacher attempts to separate fighting students - and ends up in the hospital.

MKs call for more focus on Temple Mount in schools

Knesset members from the Education Committee convene to discuss the need for schools to focus on the significance of Temple Mount today

Research: Smoking products are often sold near schools

Schools in middle-class neighborhoods have highest number of nearby sales points for smoking products, research shows.

Schools charging parents tens of thousands - for no reason

Why are Israeli students paying to rent school lockers?

Two San Diego area schools defaced with anti-Semitic graffiti

Vandalism likely took place during Halloween, according to a police report.

Despite failure of test program, Green Class plan to be expanded

Green Class pilot was small and short, with not enough cooperation from parents. Education Min.: 'Infection rates aren't skyrocketing.'

Georgia school board passes resolution condemning anti-Semitism

Resolution adopted in the wake of anti-Semitic graffiti incidents at two local schools during the High Holy Days.

Education Ministry hiding coronavirus infection rates?

Last year, data on coronavirus infections in schools was published daily, & there was clear information on the number of infected children.

Education Min. vows to support University of Haifa school merger

Education Min. Shasha-Biton vows support for university merger, lauds university’s contributions to social mobility.

Mother gets standing ovation calling for school 'mass exodus'

Florida mother says "The only thing to do at this point is to have a mass exodus from the public school system."

Shortage of tests may delay early release from quarantine

'Green classroom' plan goes into effect, allowing students to test instead of quarantine when classmate is diagnosed with coronavirus.

Coronavirus czar: 'Rise in infections expected in October'

'You don't need to be a big expert - with the return to schools, we'll see a rise in coronavirus infections,' Prof. Salman Zarka says.

Nearly 100,000 schoolchildren in quarantine as studies resume

As school year resumes following holidays, over 3,000 staff and nearly 100,000 students remain at home.

The decision which could keep children home from school

PM Bennett decides that students who have not gotten 3rd vaccine dose after 6 months will not be able to return to school.

Unvaccinated teachers won't be allowed to enter schools

Education Ministry instructs principals to bar teachers without Green Pass or negative test from entering educational institutions.

PM Bennett to hold discussion on reopening schools

'Schools shouldn't reopen as long as we are at the height of this wave of coronavirus,' Religious Zionism's MK Rothman says.

'School children used as lab rats for leftist indoctrination'

Australian commentator is appalled by the brainwashing taking place in local schools.

Negative test result condition for return to school after Sukkot

Grades 1-6 barred from school after holidays pending presentation of negative result, teachers will need proof of third vaccine dose.

Rapid coronavirus tests to be distributed after holidays

Magen David Adom & local authorities will distribute coronavirus antigen tests in an attempt to reduce infections in schools after holidays.

Military report: Rise in severe infections

New report by Military Intelligence Directorate suggests preparing options for 'significantly reducing' frontal learning.

President Herzog and the First Lady visit Modi'in school

President Herzog: 'We have an excellent education system. Their success is our success and the success of our future.'

'Schools are not places that create infections'

Yigal Slovik, Director General of the Education Ministry, praises government for starting school year on time, warns some schools may close.

Parents threaten: 'We'll lie and say we tested our children'

Some parents don't want to test their children for coronavirus, and are not above lying to the school. 'Sometimes that's part of education.'

Teachers who won't get vaxxed or checked barred from school

Yigal Slovik, a top Education Ministry official, says he is not in favor of closing schools, supports cooperation between ministries.

First day of school jitters? Kids aren't the only ones

From Sweden to Singapore, stock market trading volumes tumble when working moms take time off to accompany junior on first day of school.

Education Minister: 'We can learn less chapters of the Bible'

At Education Committee meeting, Education Min. Shasha-Biton suggests 'learning less chapters of Bible, focusing more on the social aspect.'

Teachers Association weighing ban on unvaxxed, untested students

'We may announce that unvaccinated students cannot enter without a negative test,' Teachers Association head Ran Erez says.

'Don't start school year, we need to wait'

'I don't know what I'll do with my children, but it's not right for government to start school year on time,' says Dr. Shani Idan Reuven.

Dr. Fauci supports vaccine mandate in all US schools

Fauci expects FDA to grant full approval to vaccine for children by October.

Expert: 'Start school only after the holidays'

'Only someone colorblind can miss how bright red the green class plans are,' Moshe Bar Siman Tov, former Health Min. Director General, says.