Yeshiva in Brooklyn was accused of violating the laws of New York: she allegedly did not teach children anything but religion

The Brooklyn yeshiva has been accused of violating the law because it allegedly failed to provide its students with a secular education. According to the mother of one of the students, her son was not taught even some of the most elementary subjects at school, which is why he fell behind, reports NBC New York.

The mother, who was the first to express concern about her son's education in the Brooklyn yeshiva, now - after making accusations against the school - rejoices in victory.

“It's very handy. We were not sure that they would take a step forward and do the right thing in relation to the children, - said Beatrice Weber. This victory is great. That's great, but there's still a lot of work to be done to make sure every child in New York gets the education they deserve."

New York State Education Commissioner Betty Rose concluded that the Hasidic school violated the state's education law. The profile department revealed problems with teaching mathematics, natural sciences, English and social studies.

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Rosa wrote in the ruling that the education provided by the school was not equivalent to the education of similar age minors in public elementary schools.

Weber filed a lawsuit in 2019. She argues that there is no secular education in the Yeshiva of Mesivta Arugat Habosem.

“When I submitted this application, my son was 6, almost 7 years old. Now he is 10. At that moment, he was not that far behind. Now he is far behind his peers,” she said.

Not everyone agrees with this assessment of the situation.

“For me, this is a real clown show,” said Yossi Gestetner, co-founder of the Orthodox Jewish Public Affairs Council. He believes that parents have the right to send their children to study in programs that are consistent with their beliefs and traditions.

“When you completely ignore the value of the education we give and say, 'You need to change,' that's just putting up barriers,” Gestetner said. “They must believe in the value of the education we give our children. They should respect the value it brings.”

In September, members of the Hasidic community protested in Albany, but the state ended up passing rules anyway, requiring programs in private and religious schools to be equivalent to programs in public schools.

“Tens of thousands of kids in New York City and State go to school for long days, 10-hour days, 12-hour days. And they are not taught anything,” Weber said indignantly.

The yeshiva has 60 days to develop a plan to adjust its educational program.