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Education Committee discusses parents' payments: "Irrelevant activities in Corona should not be approved"
Parents are demanding the cancellation of supplementary payments to schools for enrichment, culture and annual trips that are not expected to take place in the coming year. "There is no need to approve clauses that for health reasons cannot be enforced," said the chairman of the national parent leadership
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Dana Yarkatzi
Wednesday, 12 August 2020, 09:53Live broadcast from the Education Committee
The Education Committee today (Wednesday) discussed parent payments, and a demand to cancel payment for activities that are not relevant during the corona period such as enrichment, culture and annual trips. The Ministry of Education wants to approve the parents' payments as they are, and at the same time canceled the discount of 24 shekels for parties and events from last year. The Ministry of Education and former director general Shmuel Aboav pledged to present a five-year outline for reducing payments but did not do so
. "The policy that Minister Yoav Galant is leading is to allow managers the managerial flexibility, while collecting fees. The fees will only be charged if the activity can be carried out. If there is no activity the funds will be returned to the parents. And right now there is no final decision.
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Education Committee (Photo: Adina Wallman, Knesset Spokeswoman)The chairman of the National Parents' Leadership, Mirom Schiff, said that "the discussion today should be on the question of who pays and on what clause? In sections that for health reasons cannot be performed - they do not need to be approved at all. The parties section For example, it is not possible to hold parties. Excursions - Make sure you can make excursions with accommodation. An education committee may convene during the year and approve the sections in which there will be relief from a health point of view. There are still parents who did not receive the money from last year. "
