08.02.2011                     04.Adar l, 5771

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Court orders government to accommodate East Jerusalem school children

Ruling comes after rights group files a petition on behalf of parents who could not register their children in the city's public-school system because of a lack of classrooms.

The High Court of Justice has given the government five years to find enough classroom space for East Jerusalem children, or it will have to pay private schools to take care of the matter.
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel had filed a petition on behalf of parents who could not register their children in the city's public-school system because of a lack of classrooms. The association says the shortage means many children must be turned away each year….