Health: I’m sorry that you felt judged by what I wrote above. I don’t know you and I know almost nothing about you.
But aren’t you actually doing just what you accused me of doing? You are judging all yeshivas based on your experience with one yeshiva.
I will quote my husband by saying that we need to learn a lesson from Yonah, which was just read on Yom Kippur. When something needs to be done, we shouldn’t rationalize like Yonah did and come up with reasons why we shouldn’t do what is necessary. Rather we need to just do what needs doing. And if they listen to you or they don’t, that is their cheshbon. At least you did what you know is right.
Although what you say about the courses has merit (especially considering what happened to your friend r”l), it is somewhat complicated for a yeshiva to work out all the details and arrange for staff/talmidim to take courses. On the other hand, it’s not that complicated to just tell someone in charge, “Please tell the talmidim not to play in the street. It’s dangerous and someone could get hurt.” And also not at all complicated for them to make such a rule and convey that rule to the students.
Hatzlochoh rabbah b’chol maasei yedechah and chag sameach