Four Brooklyn yeshivas, including Bobover Yeshiva Bnei Zion, filed a federal discrimination complaint alleging targeted and discriminatory practices by New York state and city education departments. The schools argue they are subjected to disparate treatment under the state’s 'substantial equivalency' law, which mandates that non-public education must be comparable to public instruction. They claim that their Jewish character is undermined by requirements to adhere to secular curricula that do not recognize Jewish Studies or teaching methods in native languages, thus hindering their educational practices and mission.
According to the complaint filed by Avi Schick, a partner at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, the four yeshivas "operate well-established and highly-regarded" schools, yet they experience "discriminatory conduct" that prevents them from teaching students in accordance with "their essential Jewish character."
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