The name of Tzipi Diner, a teacher at the Sha’alvim studio in Nof Ayalon, was linked to a serious case of sexual harassment of students, according to a report by Chen Artzi-Srur in the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper published this morning (Thursday). In the full investigation that will be published in the Shabbat supplement, testimonies of her former students are presented.
“We used to work for her on the coronation at home until dawn, and that was my comforting place,” says one of the girls interviewed for the article anonymously. . There she touched my chest for the first time. I said something about a bra I bought and she put her hand down. So I did not attach any meaning to it. I stayed to sleep there. “During the week, the young woman filed a complaint with the Modiin police.
A regulation forum instructed the educator in the studio to leave teaching
A regulation forum, set up in 2003 to act to prevent sexual assault on the religious public and having previously dealt with known cases, received complaints from the studio staff seven years ago and conducted a thorough review procedure that included a conversation with the educator and the alleged students. Diner was instructed not to return to teaching work and not to work with youth at all, and the Attorney General was also updated on the matter. A year ago she sat as a judge at the State Religious Education Award for Outstanding Schools.
Yedioth Ahronoth’s investigation also shows that the complainants underwent a polygraph examination and were found to be telling the truth. Tzipi Diner, for her part, vehemently denies any allegation of alleged harm and attributes the reports to a desire to harm her and her family. “I have devoted many years of my life to investing in education, helping students, and I have helped a lot in dealing with their personal problems and hardships,” Diner said in response to Yedioth Ahronoth.
“Unfortunately, out of dozens of girls who respect and appreciate me for this, there are two who have set themselves the goal of harming my good name on various occasions. All the claims and events I have allegedly harmed are baseless. From me without intention. “