"If you weren't a girl, I'd take you apart": The threat that shut down a kindergarten in the south

The Teachers' Union announced that classes at a kindergarten in Ashkelon, a kindergarten in Sderot, and a school in Eilat will begin at 10:00 AM following violent incidents against educational staff. A father threatened a kindergarten teacher in Ashkelon, causing her to have an anxiety attack; a mother threatened staff in Sderot; and three teachers were injured in Eilat.

The Teachers' Union announced that classes at Gan Katzir Gimmel in Ashkelon, Gan Hadas in Sderot, and Beit Sefer Galim in Eilat will begin at 10:00 AM, following violent incidents against educational staff. In Ashkelon, a father whose child attends Gan Katzir Gimmel repeatedly rang the bell of a nearby kindergarten. After the teacher explained it was the wrong kindergarten, he began cursing her. When the assistant went to open the gate, the father forced the door open and entered the premises with his child in his arms. He threatened the teacher: "If you weren't a girl, I'd take you apart." The teacher suffered an anxiety attack, and MDA and police were called. In Sderot, a mother came to Gan Hadas at the teacher's request to bring change of clothes, and began shouting, cursing, and threatening the staff. In Eilat, a special education student kicked an integration teacher, pulled a female student's hair until a clump came out, and threw Lego pieces. Two additional teachers were injured that same week. The staff reported fear of entering the classroom.