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Article: School Board clears way for Hebrew classes to return at Gamla school.
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- South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
- Article date:
- September 12, 2007
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Byline: Akilah Johnson
Sep. 12--A Hebrew-language charter school can now fulfill its purpose and teach Hebrew.
Teachers at the Ben Gamla Charter School in Hollywood taught reading, writing, arithmetic and Israeli geography -- but not Hebrew -- while an expert hired by the school district scrutinized the taxpayer-funded school's curriculum.
The School Board unanimously approved the curriculum on Tuesday, ending months of debate over whether Hebrew can be taught without promoting a religion. Critics say the school -- with its kosher meals, rabbinical director and lessons on Jewish culture -- is a religious school funded by the public.
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