Hours before classes set to start, Education Ministry yet to release official guidelines to teachers, students; Arab officials say community's schools won't open at all this week

Rebuffing cabinet decision, mayors say they've not had time to prepare and will only open when it is safe to do so; Education Ministry says openings will be staggered until Tuesday

Remaining students set to return June 1; ultra-Orthodox schools to open grades 7-12 instead; Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan say schools won't yet reopen in those municipalities

Internal document reportedly says educational institutions aren't yet prepared to accept students during pandemic; education minister says decision will be that of ministers

Final decision to be made Friday; Israeli research presented to health officials shows children slightly less infectious than adults; teachers, daycare owners demand compensation

Officials reportedly worried move could cause new outbreak as small children can't keep hygiene rules; private daycares threaten strike; still no solution for after-school programs

Children in 1st-3rd grades to have class 5 days a week, with classes capped at 15 students; kindergartens and preschools to split into two groups, with each taught 3 days a week

A final sign-off on plan for younger students to resume studies in separate groups Sunday is dependent on research into infection levels among children

Parents, others lambaste Yaffa Ben-David for railing against Education Ministry's plan to shorten summer break amid pandemic; others laud her for defending teachers' rights

Education Ministry wants to return kids in shifts or alternating days, but plan hasn't yet gotten Health Ministry approval as Teachers' Union warns step premature