Haredi reporter Yisrael Cohen brought a quote from Rav Chaim Kanievsky on Twitter. To clarify, Rav CHaim Kanievsky did not say it, or anything on Twitter, but the reporter did :-)

According to the report, someone asked Rav Kanievsky about people who snitch to the authorities about schools that are illegally open and operating during the lockdown. Supposedly Rav Chaim Kaievsky said that anyone doing so should be cursed.

"תבוא עליהם קללה" כך אמר מרן שר התורה הגר"ח קניבסקי על מי שמנהלים מרדף נגד תלמודי התורה, בתיעודים ופרסומים כדי למנוע לימוד של ילדי תשב"ר (מתוך מאמר חריף שפורסם במוקד הלילה) pic.twitter.com/kTfKb7tGEO

— ישראל כהן (@Israelcohen911) January 23, 2021

 That is a pretty harsh statement.

I am not even quite sure how this works. Rav Chaim Kanievsky himself gave orders to shut the schools during this lockdown. It should be noted that most Haredi schools, especially among the communities that treat Rav Chaim Kanievsky as their leader, have been shut until now (though there are reports of some starting to operate). But, I do not get the instructions. The schools are closed on Rav Chaim's orders, but the ones that are operating against his instructions - nobody else should try to shut them down? Does he think they should be closed now or not? I am confused by this.