The Lod District Court rejected a petition by the Ohel Asher organization, which sought to compel the municipality of Elad and its mayor, Rabbi Yehuda Butbul, to place special education students in its institution against their parents' wishes. The court ruled that the municipality acted professionally and lawfully.
The Lod District Court (Administrative Affairs) today rejected a petition filed by Rabbi Shimon Revach, director of the Ohel Asher organization, against the Elad municipality and its mayor, Rabbi Yehuda Butbul. The petition sought to compel the municipality to place special education students in Ohel Asher's institution, contrary to the parents' expressed preferences. Judge Yael Toister Israeli ruled that the municipality acted in a professional, substantive manner and found no grounds to intervene. The decision affirms the municipality's handling of special education placements and upholds the decisions of the placement committee.
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