Comments on: Two children go missing from gan; found safely three hours later

By: mominisrael

mominisrael — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 13:18:07 +0000

One more thing, SS, I missed the fact that the ganenet is also protecting herself because if she reports the driver he will blame her for not having been there at 7:30, when she is supposed to be.

By: mominisrael

mominisrael — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 08:47:03 +0000

PS That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t say anything; if you know of neglect you should report it and may have a legal obligation.

By: mominisrael

mominisrael — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 08:33:24 +0000

I agree, the ganenet knows of this neglect so it is her responsibility to inform the authorities.

By: SS

SS — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 07:52:29 +0000

I don’t know if it’s legal, I just wonder if the parents know that this is happening. Really, I should be responsible enough to call the people who run the gan and tell them that it’s unacceptable… Especially if I may be the only one who knows about it. On the other hand, the ganenet who finally does show up DOES know about it, because she opens the gate and lets them in. And, seeing as she is responsible for the kids, she should tell the administration, with whom she is in contact on a regular basis. In any case, it’s inconvenient for me that nobody is there for my daughter when I want to drop her off, even if I may understand why (they also have families to bring to gan etc)

By: SephardiLady

SephardiLady — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 01:07:51 +0000

Horrifying.
But one has to wonder how to keep track of that many young children because they can disappear quickly if there is even a crack.

By: RaggedyMom

RaggedyMom — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:02:00 +0000

What came to mind is when my brother walked home from gan through a busy-ish area of Givatayim. What a shock for my mother. Or the time when he walked part of the way home and got his head stuck between two posts of a wrought-iron gate. Come to think of it, his personality hasn’t really changed, it’s just evolved into more grown-up shocking behavior.

By: RivkA with a Capital A

RivkA with a Capital A — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:14:09 +0000

There are a number of questions begging to be asked:
when did the kids go missing?
who was supposed to be watching them during that time?
what kind of repurcussions will there be?
Are the parents demanding a new ganenet?
it is bad enough that no one noticed the kids’ escape — but to not report their disappearance for over 2 hours is reprehensible.
this story could have had a very differnt ending!

By: mominisrael

mominisrael — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:36:22 +0000

SS, I’m speechless. I wonder if it’s legal (unfortunately, it might be).

By: SS

SS — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:11:44 +0000

that was three to five year olds, not three five year olds. My daughter herself is only three.

By: SS

SS — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:10:46 +0000

My daughter’s gan is supposed to be open from 7:30 am for the parents who need to get to work and need to drop off their kids early. Every time we have arrived at 7:35 to drop her off, there is a group of three-five year-olds sitting on the stoop just waiting for someone to come and unlock the gate. Just sitting on the curb…the hasa’a comes and drops them off with nobody there because he has more kids to pick up and can’t stay with them… Ain’t that crazy? I’m just glad we don’t send her on an early hasa’a in the morning and we drop her off ourselves.