Illegal Jewish schools: DoE 'covered up' abuse and disappearance of pupils

ibtimes.co.uk

"The Department of Education (DoE) has been accused of 'covering up' evidence that over 1,000 pupils, reported missing at school, were actually being educated at illegal faith establishments.

The Independent, on 3 April, published an investigation in which they suggest that thousands of pupils – unaccounted for in mainstream education – had been moved to illegal Jewish schools operating in the London borough of Hackney.

The report states that more than 1,000 boys had been placed in ultra-Orthodox Jewish faith schools from as young as the age of 13, where their main education is received through studying religious texts.

The report also says that the illegal schools – known to be linked to Haredi followers of Orthodox Judaism faith – have been able to operate in the area for over 40 years, apparently with no government intervention, despite laws making the running of a non-registered school a criminal offence. The schools have also been accused of physical violence and sexual abuse of children, alleged to have taken place inside the schools. Schools that are not registered are deemed illegal by education authorities."