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Bill: Education Discipline Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Radical Conservative 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: April 2098
Description[?]:
| The purpose of this bill is to allow educators to discipline students in any way that they see fit. The Radical Conservative Party believes that physical punishment prevents disruption to the learning process. We encourage members of the Parliament to accept this proposition. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Discipline levels are set by schools.
Current: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Proposed: Teachers may use corporal punishment at their discretion.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 02:43:14, August 12, 2005 CET | From |  Liberty Party | To | Debating the Education Discipline Act |
| Message | The Liberty Party believes that parents should be able to decide whether they want their kids to go to a good school (with discipline) or an anarchic one. The best way to enable parents to have this choice is for schools to determine a discipline policy and parents to pick a school that best fits with their educational beliefs. As such The Liberty Party will be voting NO to this proposal. |
| Date | 09:49:26, August 12, 2005 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the Education Discipline Act |
| Message | We agree with the Liberty Party on this issue |
| Date | 12:12:15, August 12, 2005 CET | From | Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Education Discipline Act |
| Message | We also agree, we do not believe teachers should be allowed to use ANY form of discipline |
| Date | 19:41:47, August 14, 2005 CET | From | Radical Conservative Party | To | Debating the Education Discipline Act |
| Message | But then, wouldn't the learning process suffer if there were no discipline? I understand the Liberty and Democratic Socialist Parties, but not the Capitalist's viewpoint. |
| Date | 12:16:24, August 16, 2005 CET | From | Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Education Discipline Act |
| Message | No sorry. My view is they should not be allowed to use any/all forms of discipline. And that parents should know what types of discipline schools will use. |
| Date | 12:16:51, August 16, 2005 CET | From | Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Education Discipline Act |
| Message | Anyway.. even though you are going to lose, you should send to vote so that the electorate know how you stand, |
| Date | 01:31:42, August 20, 2005 CET | From | Radical Conservative Party | To | Debating the Education Discipline Act |
| Message | That was just to lower my self-esteem, wasn't it? |
| Date | 17:11:20, August 20, 2005 CET | From | Capitalist Party | To | Debating the Education Discipline Act |
| Message | No it was not, i was merely trying to help you establish yourself with the voters and stating fact about the likely result. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 132 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 414 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 9 |
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