Posts Tagged ‘Keep religion out of schools’

Signed consent needed to allow religious instruction in schools

Monday, October 1st, 2018

Primary and intermediate schools will have to ask families for their consent to teach religious instruction – and provides alternatives for those who refuse – if new guidelines are adopted. They would also have to be explicit about what will be taught and whether it endorses a particular faith, draft guidelines released by the Ministry of Read more

Students punished for opting out of religious studies

Sunday, April 29th, 2012

Parents of public school students say their children are effectively being punished for not attending religious studies. Schools are legally obliged to be secular, but under the Education Act they are allowed to close for an hour a week for religious instruction, as long as children can opt out. Peter Harrison, the founder of Facebook Read more