The District Court in Tel Aviv today (Monday) annulled the Ministry of Education’s decision to move the transgender child from Givat Shmuel out of his school during the school year.
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On behalf of the lawyer Michael Spard, who represents the child and his family, it was stated: “It is unfortunate that assistance is needed from the court to prevent the Ministry of Education from succumbing to transphobic pressure that seeks to expel a small child just because he is transgender. I hope that the Ministry of Education will learn the lesson and internalize that their role is to protect and accept all children and childhood and under no circumstances to submit to bullying and prejudices of any kind towards them and at their expense.”
The Havrata organization – the religious LGBT organization: “Today the judge of the Magistrate’s Court in Tel Aviv ruled on the cancellation of the Ministry of Education’s decision to remove the child to another school in the middle of the year. It is evident today in the discussion that the Ministry of Education’s claims on the subject are unprofessional, empty and it is not clear how they were received and what was behind them. For anyone who is personally familiar with the affair, and we are also in the fellowship accompanying the case, the best interest of the child is very clear: to stay where he flourishes (yes, flourishes), and not move in the middle of the school year. The Ministry of Education and the representatives of the Hamad and the municipality did not want to reach a real compromise, did not hold a sincere dialogue with the child’s family, and preferred to conduct themselves in a way that apparently draws inspiration and spirit from the atmosphere of ‘enough for the LGBTs’ that has permeated quite a few of our government institutions recently, unfortunately. There are judges in Tel Aviv, God bless, and this bad decision has been canceled.”