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State-funded religious schools reject black children who 'will traumatize their classmates'
Ultra-Orthodox children of Ethiopian descent are not accepted by Talmud Torah institutions in Jerusalem, while one official is recorded telling parents their child was rejected due to his skin color.
Adir Yanko|Published: 01.04.19 , 16:58
Ultra-Orthodox children of Ethiopian descent have been rejected in recent weeks by Talmud Torah schools in Jerusalem, on the grounds that dark-skinned children will "cause trauma" for their classmates. The Talmud Torah schools are a religious-educational framework for kindergarten and elementary students, and enjoy substantial annual budgets from the state.
While Ultra-Orthodox families can choose whether to send their children to these schools or a regular educational institution, many of those children rejected by Talmud Torah are forced to travel far to attend other schools where they are accepted.
The parents, who live in ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods and maintain a strictly religious lifestyle, say that they were given a range of excuses as to why their children had been rejected, including claims that, "you are not our style," "this could cause trauma to the rest of the children" and "Sephardi children were also rejected."
A Talmud Torah school official told Ynet that one of the main reasons children of Ethiopian origin were not accepted was because "other children are experiencing difficulties in dealing with a black child."
The Education Ministry said it would consider revoking the funding for Talmud Torah schools, and outgoing Education Minister Naftali Bennett threatened to shut down any institutions discriminating between white and black children.
State-funded religious schools reject black children who will traumatize their classmates
(Who in their right mind would want to go to one??)
Jerusalem - Chief Rabbi David Lau has issued a letter to educators in the haredi sector calling on them to report suspicions of child abuse to the authorities and not to sweep such claims under the carpet.
His letter comes in the wake of several indictments in recent months against members of the haredi community for sexual assault against children.
Last week, an indictment was issued against six teachers in a hasidic elementary school in Tel Aviv, while another indictment was issued in May against a well known haredi rabbi for raping three of his nieces hundreds of times over several years.
Jerusalem - Chief Rabbi Lau: Do Not Sweep Sexual Abuse Claims Under The Carpet
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Why would one want to send their kids to one, I believe in public schools so as to get use to all different kinds of people. When you get older it will help with work and also in the real world. People that go to religious schools have a certain type of racism , but this is the color of the skin racism.
Ultra-Orthodox children of Ethiopian descent are not accepted by Talmud Torah institutions in Jerusalem, while one official is recorded telling parents their child was rejected due to his skin color.
Adir Yanko|Published: 01.04.19 , 16:58
Ultra-Orthodox children of Ethiopian descent have been rejected in recent weeks by Talmud Torah schools in Jerusalem, on the grounds that dark-skinned children will "cause trauma" for their classmates. The Talmud Torah schools are a religious-educational framework for kindergarten and elementary students, and enjoy substantial annual budgets from the state.
While Ultra-Orthodox families can choose whether to send their children to these schools or a regular educational institution, many of those children rejected by Talmud Torah are forced to travel far to attend other schools where they are accepted.
The parents, who live in ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods and maintain a strictly religious lifestyle, say that they were given a range of excuses as to why their children had been rejected, including claims that, "you are not our style," "this could cause trauma to the rest of the children" and "Sephardi children were also rejected."
A Talmud Torah school official told Ynet that one of the main reasons children of Ethiopian origin were not accepted was because "other children are experiencing difficulties in dealing with a black child."
The Education Ministry said it would consider revoking the funding for Talmud Torah schools, and outgoing Education Minister Naftali Bennett threatened to shut down any institutions discriminating between white and black children.
State-funded religious schools reject black children who will traumatize their classmates
(Who in their right mind would want to go to one??)
Jerusalem - Chief Rabbi David Lau has issued a letter to educators in the haredi sector calling on them to report suspicions of child abuse to the authorities and not to sweep such claims under the carpet.
His letter comes in the wake of several indictments in recent months against members of the haredi community for sexual assault against children.
Last week, an indictment was issued against six teachers in a hasidic elementary school in Tel Aviv, while another indictment was issued in May against a well known haredi rabbi for raping three of his nieces hundreds of times over several years.
Jerusalem - Chief Rabbi Lau: Do Not Sweep Sexual Abuse Claims Under The Carpet
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Why would one want to send their kids to one, I believe in public schools so as to get use to all different kinds of people. When you get older it will help with work and also in the real world. People that go to religious schools have a certain type of racism , but this is the color of the skin racism.
