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NEWS
End of Seven-Year Struggle to Abolish Discrimination
Against Chareidi Education
by Eliezer Rauchberger
The Education Minister has recently signed an amendment
improving rules regulating transfer of students to different
school. Transfer of students from government to private
schools -- such as the Chinuch Atzmai -- will be permitted
throughout the year for "educational ends." This
breakthrough was achieved as a result of a seven-year
struggle led by Rabbi Moshe Gafni against discrimination
between the various educational institutions.
Until revision of this regulation, various educational
institutions suffered discrimination with respect to the
dates of students' transfers. While it was possible to apply
for transfer from one government school to another at any
time of the year, applications for transfer to Chinuch
Atzmai schools and talmudei Torah were accepted only
at the time of registration for the coming school year.
In order to correct this situation, all that was required
was to amend existing regulations. However, due to the
Education Ministry's refusal to correct this anomaly, Rabbi
Gafni brought the matter up for legislation. The bill was
approved by the Knesset Education Committee for a first
reading before the Knesset went on recess prior to the
upcoming elections. In the wake of the Knesset decision, the
Education Ministry finally amended its regulations, enabling
transfer of students "for educational reasons" from all
schools at all times.
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