Showdown In Rockland Over Orthodox Influence On Public School Board
Published: July 31, 2012 Publication: The Jewish Week By Julie Wiener Can a majority Orthodox school board, whose members send their children to yeshivas, be trusted to safeguard the interests of the public schools? And in a district where yeshiva students greatly outnumber public school ones and the growing ultra-Orthodox community constitutes a highly disciplined voting bloc, to what extent should the school board consider the needs and concerns of non-public school student