The parents argued that the restrictions limit their freedom to educate their children according to their beliefs and asked the court to fine the government $6,780 per child for every day that the limitations are in place …
The haredim of Belgium don’t just want to keep their children ignorant; they want to get rich off of suing the Belgian government for the state’s efforts to educate their children.
It’s a novel, ballsy approach. For every subtraction problem my child comprehends, $6,780 from the government in penalties! Did she learn that the earth revolves around the sun today? That’ll be six thousand seven hundred and eighty big ones.
We’ll see how the Antwerp district court rules on the injunction. Maybe it’ll up their asking price. Each day a haredi child learns something, ten thousand from the government.