[etni] Re: doorless

Hi Laurie,
We didn't have electricity at all in school today.  The school was
freezing.  In addition, half the classrooms were ankle deep in water.
Many of the he kids arrived wet to school.  We also were not allowed
to send the kids home until 12 either.  This is the policy of the
ministry and not anything against Bedouins.  The policy might be
wrong-minded but it is not an example of discrimination.
     In the last school I worked in, we didn't have electricity, save
lighting, for about two and a half years.   Unfortunately, the
physical conditions of many schools in this country are disgusting and
often unfit for animals, let alone young human beings.
Michele



On Jan 30, 2008 9:05 AM, laurie ornstein <laurenmadeline@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
>  I can't refrain from relating the following all too true story of Bir Hadaj 
> Bedouin school.
>
>  Yesterday the high storm winds in the Negev ripped the doors off some of the 
> caravans. The school is located, literally, in the outback and unprotected 
> from the harsh elements.
>
>  What I can't fathom is the beaurocratic responses the principal was up 
> against when he requested permission to send the kids home early due to the 
> situation; only at noon were they allowed to leave. This morning, with 
> continuing bad weather, only 40 pupils arrived at school and as the doors are 
> still non-existent, all the pupils are now in one caravan that wasn't damaged 
> and has 2 minimal electric heaters "decorating" the wall. The school, as I've 
> written before, is accessed only on dirt tracks, an arduous journey for most.
>
>  At this time, the principal is still waiting for the regional council to 
> come and make repairs.
>
> Laurie
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