Children blow whistles to create noise and disrupt work at City Hall as hundreds of teachers, parents and students protest neglect of their school on the first day of the school year. Jerusalem, Israel. 27-Aug-2012.

Teachers and parents of the Experimental School in Jerusalem grant young students a lesson in democracy and the right to protest on the first day of school at City Hall demonstrating against years of alleged neglect of structure and facilities.

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