According to this article in Mynet, the burqa and "shal" phenomenon is no longer limited to the Haredi community, but is now starting to appear in the Dati Leumi as well.
The story goes that a teacher in a Dati Leumi kindergarten in Jerusalem has begun coming to teach in a burqa/shal. She actually teaches dressed normally, and when out of the gan she puts on her cloak, and removes it before entering.
The administrative staff found it strange and startling, but says she is a wonderful teacher and they have no reason to remove her. The parents also think she is great. Basically, how she dresses on her own time is her own business.
Refreshingly accepting and liberal of them.
I just hope that at some point she won't begin trying to pass messages to the kids or through the kids to their mothers.
Either way, it is interesting to see that this craziness is spreading to the Dati Leumi as well. It is possible that the teacher is a Haredi woman teaching in a DL school, as the article is not very specific, though in the article she is described as "one of ours". That could mean one of our teachers, and she is Haredi but we know her and she works for us, or it could mean she is DL - which seems to be how the article understands it.
It just goes to show you, every group has their crazies..
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