Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the minister of Health July Edelstein And the Minister of Education Yoav Galant It was decided today (Thursday) that the education system will operate in a normal format on closing days, instead of up to one hour as planned. As you may recall, much criticism has been voiced over yesterday’s government decision.
Netanyahu after the cabinet meeting
Meanwhile, Naamat Chairman, Hagit Peer, She said: “It is good that the government corrected the delusional decision it made only yesterday- The shortage of women at the top of decision-making was felt here. Ministers do not really understand the significance of closing the education system that primarily harms women and children. This is important news for hundreds of thousands of parents and children in Israel – it’s just a pity that decisions are made here arbitrarily and in a way that drives the public crazy. “
Among those who criticized the government, the deputy mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tzipi Brand, Appealed to Netanyahu on behalf of the municipality, asking to demolish the kindergartens as usual and without change, even during the closure period. In the letter, she noted that kindergartens work in closed capsules from 7:30 a.m. to 2:00 or 4:30 p.m. Therefore, she said, “there is no reason to ‘punish’ the parents’ public, by closing the kindergarten arbitrarily. The time set for the end of the school day is detached from the actual situation from the field. This is an unreasonable difficulty imposed on the parents. .
Mayor of Bat Yam, Zvika Brut, Also expressed his opposition to the government’s decision to open the parks in his city by 13:00, and announced that he was considering legal options for operating the parks during normal hours. He had a discussion with the professional staff and ordered the operation of the kindergartens during normal hours, after Bat-Yam had not had any outbreaks of corona in the education system since returning to school two months ago. He said: “The decision is strange, and it is not given a hand. If kindergartens cause illness, they should be closed, and if they are not, then it does not make sense to close them in the middle of the day and put the parents in distress.”
Chairman of the Education Committee at the Center for Regional Councils and Chairman of the Ramat Hanegev Council, Eran Doron, Also joined the struggle and claimed: “Again, disconnected decisions are made regardless of the area. Closing the education system until 13:00, when kindergartens end the school day at 14:00 and daycare ends with the same staff in the afternoon is closure. Close again. “All children and youth in grades 5-10, with the percentage of verified students in primary and secondary school standing at about one-third of the percentage, without social, emotional and educational response, regardless of the color of the local authority and contrary to the Ministry of Education’s position, is absurd.”
Also dr Zeev Feldman, Chairman of the State Physicians Association and Director of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Unit in Sheba, addressed the Director General of the Ministry of Health, Prof. Hezi Levy, and said: “At the beginning of the closure, the medical staffs are stretched to the limit. It is the responsibility of the local authorities also in the afternoon (afternoons), from the moment the closure is imposed, so that we can fulfill our tasks with peace of mind. “
The “Representatives” organization for teaching staff in Israel stated: “Yaffa Ben David and Ran Erez are abandoning teaching staff in Israel. While all citizens of the State of Israel will maintain their health at home for fear of contracting the virus, hundreds of thousands of teaching staff will be abandoned “Yaffa and Ren’s to exclude the education system during the closure is scandalous and shows blatant disregard for the lives and health of teaching staff in Israel.”