Sheltered Education

August 26, 2007 - 2:32 PM by

Sometimes I read a headline and the irony strikes. The irony of a story’s quirkiness or unique nature or, in this case, absurdity.

“New Plan: Sderot Pupils will Attend Classes in Bomb Shelters”

The plan, presented by Israel’s Education Ministry, is an attempt at appeasing distraught Sderot parents who are threatening to boycott the academic year if action isn’t taken to safeguard children against rocket barrages during school hours.

My immediate thought is: Wait. Rockets are still being lobbed from Gaza into Sderot? I know conceptually that it’s been going on for years. But on some other level it’s like: Are you kidding me? This issue is still at the fore and the solution is for kids to attend underground school?

Obviously, extolling criticism from the comfort of my air-conditioned living room is easy. I don’t even pretend to know what the government should do to staunch this ridiculous situation. And I get that the proposal of bomb shelters as learning venues is an “address the here and now” solution.

But on some level, the ridiculousness of the ongoing Sderot situation strikes a chord anew. It’s frustrating, infuriating and I don’t even live it.

Thanks. That was my grandstand of the day.

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