The Jerusalem Municipality announced all schools including elementary, junior high, high schools and kindergartens will shut at 13:30 on Sunday 28 Tishrei.

City officials explain the state funding for security guards is until 13:30 and the city is unwilling to gamble the safety of the children so they are all being sent home at 13:30. The decision is made with the support of the city’s PTA and the Histadrut national labor federation.

Mayor Nir Barkat continues to call on the Ministry of Public Security and other relevant national government agencies to allocate the necessary budget to provide school security for all hours of the school day.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)