One of the most shameful political decisions in recent years was the one by the former Liberal government to require religious education classes, despite our constitution holding that education shall be "secular and free" (it isn't free either). The Labor government, not wanting to upset the churches, took the coward's way out and kept the classes.
But some good news. Firstly, some state governments (which run education while the commonwealth largely funds it) have changed the system from opt-in to opt-out which has dropped participation by 25%. Now some principals are shutting down the classes because the legislation says "may" rather than "must" in relation to running the classes.
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So bravo principals. Let's see this trend take hold.
But some good news. Firstly, some state governments (which run education while the commonwealth largely funds it) have changed the system from opt-in to opt-out which has dropped participation by 25%. Now some principals are shutting down the classes because the legislation says "may" rather than "must" in relation to running the classes.
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Joe Kelly has been principal of Cranbourne South Primary School for 15 years, and acknowledged that until two years ago he had been "blindly supporting" Access Ministries' presence. That was until he took a closer look at the actual classes and curriculum. "It is not education," Mr Kelly said. "It has no value whatsoever. It is rubbish - hollow and empty rhetoric … My school teachers are committed to teaching children, not indoctrinating them." |
So bravo principals. Let's see this trend take hold.
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