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Bill: Education Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Moderate Republican Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: November 2354
Description[?]:
| Currently, Islamisbad's educational system has some extremely corrupt policies such as the use of corporal punishment by teachers on students, segregation in schools, the limiting of private schools, and other matters. This bill changes many of these corrupt and unsophisticated actions. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Education for children under adult age.
Old value:: Education is compulsory and has to happen at school.
Current: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Proposed: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Current: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Proposed: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Singing the national anthem in schools.
Old value:: Children are made to sing the national anthem at the commencement of school each day.
Current: Children are only made to sing the national anthem on special occasions.
Proposed: Children are never made to sing the national anthem.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Policy concerning racial segregation in educational institutions.
Old value:: All educational institutions must be segregated.
Current: Segregation is illegal in all educational institutions.
Proposed: Segregation is illegal in all educational institutions.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change National Curriculum
Old value:: invalid choice
Current: There is a National Curriculum which all government schools are obliged to follow; non-government schools are fully exempt
Proposed: invalid choice
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Teachers may use corporal punishment at their discretion.
Current: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Proposed: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:50:14, February 03, 2007 CET | From | United Democrats of Jakania | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | Wow, schools must be segregated, and corporal punishment, at that they are allowed to do so even in they didnt do anything wrong, its just at the teachers discretion. You have my full support |
| Date | 00:59:03, February 03, 2007 CET | From | Moderate Republican Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | The M.R.P. thanks the U.D.I for its support on this matter. |
| Date | 01:02:11, February 03, 2007 CET | From | United Democrats of Jakania | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | Well, I approve of all but one, article 3, I know that there is an option to say that the kids need to show respect when played at the end of the day, however, I shall vote yes |
| Date | 01:04:07, February 03, 2007 CET | From | Liberal Democratic Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | The L.D.P. supports. |
| Date | 01:15:12, February 03, 2007 CET | From | Moderate Republican Party | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | In response to the U.D.I.'s recent comment: That article will be changed to require the children to show a form of respect when the national anthem is played in a future proposal regarding education. |
| Date | 03:27:56, February 04, 2007 CET | From | United Democrats of Jakania | To | Debating the Education Reform Act |
| Message | I thank you |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 100 |
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