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Ministry disqualifies exam after Haredi school bars proctor for 'immodest attire' By Or Kashti Tags: Education Ministry  The Education Ministry has disqualified the matriculation exam in Jewish philosophy administered at an ultra-Orthodox girls' school in Jerusalem this past summer, after the institution refused to allow a ministry proctor into the classroom because it said she was not properly attired. The ministry said the school did not have the authority to reject a proctor, and therefore disqualified the results of all 243 exams taken that day. On June 1, the test in Jewish philosophy was given at the Beit Hannah-Chabad girls' school in Jerusalem. According to the school's exam coordinator, Rabbi Asher Solomon, the proctor came "wearing slacks and a shirt with very short sleeves, above the shoulder. We passed through the corridors to make sure everything was going properly, but I explained to her that dressed like that, we could not allow her to enter the classrooms." Advertisement In a letter to the Education Ministry last Thursday, the school's principal, Rabbi Tuvia Blau, wrote that he had explained to the proctor that "she was welcome to visit the school as an honored guest after she improves her appearance. She responded that she saw nothing wrong with her appearance." Blau also wrote that the proctor was asked to return properly dressed, "or tell her superiors to send a male or female substitute." The school said that in conversations with the Education Ministry after the incident, it was agreed that from now on, male proctors rather than women would be sent. "We understood from the Education Ministry that the problem is behind us," a member of the school's board of directors, Rabbi Peretz Blau, said. Last week, however, the school received a letter stating that the 243 exams taken that day had been disqualified. Rabbi Tuvia Blau wrote the ministry that matriculation exams have been held at the school for decades, yet the number of tests disqualified for cheating has been almost nil throughout that time. The Education Ministry said: "The school does not have the authority to reject a proctor. The school was offered other proctors, but it refused to accept them. The school can appeal the decision." Bookmark to del.icio.us   Rose laid to rest Mother, grandfather indicted for murder of 4-year-old Rose Pizem. Obama's tribute Obama lauds Olmert, says he's looking forward to working with successor.   1.   It`s the protor`s fault: She left the Burka at home!! 09:25  |  Goy 22/09/08   2.   Disqualification of exam 10:34  |  MR 22/09/08   3.   Good! 11:05  |  sarah 22/09/08   4.   MR #2 11:09  |  S 22/09/08   5.   MR #2 12:03  |  j10 22/09/08   6.   Theocracy Sucks! 14:00  |  new_york_loner 22/09/08   7.   dress 14:52  |  Jay 22/09/08   8.   Proctor is a cruel self-hating Jewess, no sensitivity at all 15:03  |  Harvey 22/09/08   9.   Why taking a philosophy test requires a proctological exam? 16:22  |  Rosana Rosana Dana 22/09/08   10.   the logical result ... 17:51  |  Axel 22/09/08   11.   Respect for religions 18:38  |  laser 22/09/08   12.   Haredi women and matriculation tests 19:18  |  Jeremy 22/09/08   13.   To #12 "Haredi women and matriculation tests" 19:44  |  laser 22/09/08   14.   Theocracy, when in Rome . . . 20:41  |  Zev Davis9 22/09/08   15.   # 14 zev 20:56  |  Axel 22/09/08   16.   Government`s wrong here 21:01  |  Colin Wright 22/09/08   17.   Tznius 21:56  |  Ploni 22/09/08   18.   STATE SPONSORED SELF-HATING RACISM 22:51  |  Harvey 22/09/08   19.   For Once I Agree With Colin Wright 22:54  |  Avi Yerushalmi 22/09/08

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