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| By: Israel Insider staff and partners |
| Published: August 27, 2007 |
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As two more Qassams rain down on Sderot, hundreds of families from the western Negev town have refused to enroll their children for the new school year a week before classes are set to begin, citing the ongoing vulnerability of the schools to unrelenting rocket attacks.
According to reports out of the battered town, as many as 700 out of 4,100 students have not been enrolled. The number of small children being signed up for pre-school classes has also dropped sharply over last year.
Two Qassams hit the town Sunday morning, destroying a car but causing no injuries.
More than 5000 Qassam rockets have been fired by militants in Gaza, with many raining down on Sderot.
Despite the Qassam's inaccuracy, a growing number of parents are trying to take their children out of Sderot schools. Many have filed applications with the municipality, and some have simply changed the address listed on their ID card so that their children can attend other schools.
Sderot Mayor Eli Moyal reported, however, that no more applications to transfer students to schools outside the Qassam range would be granted, citing a fear that the further drop in students would lead to the breakdown of the town's school system.
Israeli law states that children have to be registered in schools closest to the town or neighborhood in which they live.
Stan Goodenough of the Jerusalem Newswire contributed to this report. |
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