Jerusalem, 12 November, 2026 (TPS-IL) — The Israel Teachers’ Union announced Thursday that classes at Katzir kindergarten in Ashkelon and Hadas kindergarten in Sderot will begin Friday, November 13, at 10 a.m., in protest over verbal abuse of a kindergarten teacher by a parent.
In Ashkelon, a father whose child attends the Katzir kindergarten repeatedly rang the wrong entrance bell. After the teacher explained the entry procedures, he cursed and verbally abused her, then forced his way into the compound while holding his child. He threatened to “beat you to a pulp” if she were not a woman.
The teacher suffered an anxiety attack, and emergency medical personnel and police were called to the scene after the kindergarten staff activated an emergency alarm.
A local Teachers’ Union official condemned the incident as threatening and unacceptable.