(Hai Fe) - The municipal auditor's report, which was presented this evening (Tuesday, 3/12/24) at an extraordinary council meeting, reveals an alarming situation regarding the security, safety and protection of the kindergartens in the city of Haifa. The findings include serious deficiencies, including the lack of Protected spaces in 38 kindergartens, poor maintenance, and flaws in the security systems, the report confirms the parents' claims that have so far been ignored or Denial by the officials of the municipality and the Home Front Command and called "hysterics".
The parents' worries and concerns were officially validated in the auditor's report
The concerns of the parents, who feared the lack of protection in the kindergartens, were officially validated in the auditor's report. For months, the parents complained that their children were forced to stay in unsafe spaces where incidents occurred in the toilets. Officials treated their claims as "hysteria," but the report states that parents These saw and heard justified things, which testified to serious deficiencies.
The war exposed the gaps
After the start of the war on 8/10/24, a comprehensive audit was conducted that examined the security and defense situation in 80 gardens throughout the city. The findings of the report reveal that in 38 gardens there is no protected space at all, there is no shelter or shelter, and in other gardens it is not possible to improve the protection in the existing buildings. In the gardens where spaces were decided according to the "most protected" category, internal rooms were defined as "protected spaces," and sometimes bathrooms or kitchens (contrary to the instructions) because it was necessary to dismantle the ceramics or porcelain, but this was not done.
Defects such as dampness, missing doors and more were also found. In the kindergartens located inside school complexes, it was discovered that in some cases the time to reach the shelter was over a minute, and sometimes the shelters were not usable at all.
Poor safety maintenance
In addition to the protection findings, the report warns of deficiencies in the security and maintenance systems, including: problems with fences and gates: crooked fences, gates broken or blocked by objects and grass. Malfunctions in emergency systems: faulty telephone lines, emergency buttons and non-functioning intercom systems, and security cameras that do not work Missing or damaged safety equipment: contents of first aid kits that are not fresh, emergency doors blocked, and fire extinguishers malfunctions
The findings of the report cast a heavy shadow on the conduct of the municipality and require immediate action to improve the situation. Parents called before the publication of the report and will surely call on the municipality after its publication to urgently allocate resources to correct the deficiencies, renew the protection and improve the maintenance, to ensure the safety of the city's children.
The report is a wake-up call for decision-makers and illustrates the importance of protection and safety in kindergartens, especially in an era of continuous security threats.
Instead of investing money in the holidays and unnecessary festivals, let the municipality invest money in infrastructure and protected spaces in the third largest city in Israel
It is important to refer to the state auditor's report
Kindergartens should be closed! Children should be at home and not in pens
Where is the police 👮
There is no MMD for the gardens. Shame and disgrace. Everyone who guards the children is disrespectful. Haifa, therefore, the funds. What carelessness they pay for the West gardens. The payoff. Really scared, you can't trust anyone. Everything is luck!