NOVANEWS
‘The students carried signs against racism, house demolitions, etc., which violates the director general’s circular [i.e. ministry regulations],’ ministry tells school.
By Talila Nesher
Haaretz
The Education Ministry reprimanded the Arara High School and demanded clarifications after the school participated in a human rights march in Tel Aviv at the beginning of the month.
“The students carried signs against racism, house demolitions, etc., which violates the director general’s circular [i.e. ministry regulations],” stated the letter sent to the school.
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Thousands of Israelis march for human rights in Tel Aviv, December 10, 2011. |
“This was a praiseworthy initiative by the students as part of their assignment in civics class,” countered one of the school’s teachers. “What better way to express civic involvement and internalize the material?”
A bus with students from the tenth, eleventh and twelfth grades went to the march, which was sponsored by the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, on Friday three weeks ago, another teacher said. All the students had approval from their parents and all the students chose to participate, with the encouragement of the student council.
“It was a celebration of human rights,” the teacher said. “There were students who said at the end of the march that this was one of the most important and significant days in their lives.”
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Education Minister Gideon Sa’ar |
Photo by: Emil Salman |