'Callous' NYC DOE won't let Jewish staffer stuck in Israel work remotely: 'Just sickens me'

Pre-K instructional coordinator Tova Plaut, right, reads to her grandchildren, in her daughter Raquel's bomb shelter in Israel. Plaut's NYC bosses won't let her work remotely.NYC pays $200K to girl sexually abused, videotaped by Brooklyn HS boys — and school admins fueled ‘dangerous environment’: lawsuitis refusing to let an early-childhood staffer work remotely while stranded in war-torn Israel, raising questions whether it’s simply bureaucratic callousness or antisemitism.

But, still hunkering down with her family just north of Tel Aviv, she is eager to work until she can get back to New York. The decision to deny Plaut’s request was made by the Human Resources division and General Counsel’s office, a DOE spokesman confirmed.“They’re denying someone in a war-torn country when she has a work-from-home policy for herself and members of her office.”Plaut and fellow pre-K instructional coordinators worked remotely during the pandemic, and continue to do so periodically this school year.Nearly all meetings are held on Zoom.

In response, DOE spokesman Nathanial Styer said Friday, “Our very first priority is the safety and wellbeing of this staff member, which is why we are working to bring her home as well as everything possible to be supportive during this time of duress.”A colleague is furious about the DOE’s treatment of Plaut, calling it “callous and rude.”

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