Parents worry teachers are unprepared to deal with pandemic, government sending mixed messages on guidelines, and children could be exposed to virus

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

Fears of outbreak compete with economic concerns; France to open schools May 11 with small classes; hard-hit Italy sticks to full closure until September

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

Health officials warn that the move risks lives, while Bank of Israel says shutdown of schools costing economy around NIS 2.6 billion per week

Blaze at International School of Peace for Refugee Children in Lesbos comes amid tense standoff with Turkey over refugees; second fire in under a week at a migrant installation