No change to religious instruction policies

Friday, March 7th, 2014

Religious instruction policies will not be altered, despite some schools making changes after complaints from parents, the Ministry of Education says.

Parents at four schools in Auckland and Palmerston North have raised concerns about Christian Religious Instruction (CRI) being taught and three of those schools have since made changes to their classes.

However, ministry spokeswoman Katrina Casey said there were no plans to change any policy around religious instruction in schools. Continue reading

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