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Northern school closures impact 500,000 students
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleGavriel Fiske is a reporter at The Times of Israel
School closures in northern Israel today and yesterday have impacted some 500,000 students, Channel 12 reports. State educational institutions in Haifa and northward have officially shifted to remote classes.
Schools were shuttered Sunday by the Education Ministry, in conjunction with the Home Front Command, due to the security situation in the north. The closures are expected to continue as Israel ramps up attacks on Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon.
An Education Ministry official confirms to The Times of Israel that “around 500,000 students have moved to remote learning.” The Haifa district alone has 110,000 students.
The ministry has been announcing at 6 p.m. each day if the closures will continue the next day.
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