Haredi mother fired from teaching job for getting driver's license to transport disabled girl
A haredi Orthodox teacher in a girls’ school in the largely haredi West Bank settlement of Beitar Illit reportedly was fired from her long-time position after obtaining a drivers’ license.The education ministry's investigating. If the principal for one is being so offensive, he shouldn't be allowed to continue in his job.
The woman obtained the driver’s license in order to more easily transport her disabled daughter, the haredi Orthodox news website Kikar Shabbat reported Sunday. The family received funds from Israel’s National Insurance Institute to purchase a car to enable them to better care of their daughter, according to the report.
According to the report, the woman consulted with a senior rabbi in the community, and received his permission to take her driving test and obtain the license after her husband had trouble passing the driving test.
The article cited unnamed sources at the school. The sources quoted the school’s principal as saying of the teacher’s situation: “I don’t care. I will not tolerate a teacher with a driver’s license.”
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