Hasidim are obeying Quebec education law today, lawyers argue as case wraps up
In their final arguments in a civil case brought by two former Tash members, lawyers for the Quebec government and Hasidic Tash community refuted that children in that community or other Hasidic communities are not being educated in the province’s compulsory curriculum.
Landmark trial places Hasidic schools under scrutiny
Hundreds, and possibly thousands, of children continue to attend Hasidic schools in Quebec where the province’s compulsory curriculum is not taught, even though the government has been aware of the situation for decades, two former Hasidim who left the Tash community allege in their suit against the government and their former schools.
Trial against some Quebec Hasidic schools to begin in February
A landmark trial concerning the legality of some Hasidic schools in Quebec is scheduled to get underway Feb. 10 and is expected to last at least two weeks, involving the provincial government, public school boards and a host of Jewish schools and religious institutions.
