Student's Rights Law (Amendment – Accommodations for the Arab Population – Holidays) Bill

What does the bill do?

The bill amends the Student Rights Law by adding a section requiring academic institutions to publish a calendar in which there will be no classes on the holidays of religious communities among Arab students, in accordance with the Law and Administration Ordinance. In addition, a student belonging to one of these religious communities will be entitled to a postponement of the deadline for submitting papers or exams scheduled on a holiday of their group. The explanatory notes state that this bill aims to reduce the sense of alienation of Arab students and to reflect in the academic calendar consideration for the holidays of religious groups that are not Jewish.