Teachers to Be Sent to Teenagers at Outposts in Judea and Samaria

What the State Decided

Government Decision No. 4087, adopted in May 2026, provides for the establishment of five new educational institutions in Judea and Samaria. One belongs to the Ministry of Labor’s vocational training system, and the other four to the Ministry of Education. The first institution opened in Beit El in early August, but by the start of the school year on September 1, the remaining institutions had not yet begun operating.

Schools Without Regular Buildings

At a meeting of the Knesset Education Committee, it emerged that some of the institutions would not operate as regular schools. The teenagers will be enrolled in official institutions that have an institution code issued by the Ministry of Education, but instead of transporting them, teachers will be sent to the farms and outposts. The ministry stated that teaching staff travel would be organized in accordance with the ministry’s existing procedures, but the specific mechanism had not yet been determined at the meeting.

Who Will Be Included in the Program

The program is intended first and foremost for at-risk teenagers who have dropped out of regular educational frameworks, including graduates of the state religious education system. A Ministry of Education representative stated that between 100 and 150 students are expected to attend each new institution. According to the report, the police estimate that about 300 teenagers at outposts and hilltops are involved in public disorder and violence.

The Legal and Public Issue

The legal basis for the funding is Government Decision No. 4087, rather than a court ruling or new law. However, the report notes that state professionals are already working at illegal farms as well: social workers and counselors were previously sent to them, and teachers are now also expected to participate. A proposal to require the adults who operate the farms to accept written responsibility for the teenagers was rejected by the chair of the Knesset Education Committee, Zvi Sukkot, who said that the law does not allow such an obligation to be imposed.

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