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Bill: Educational Reforms Act 2111
Details
Submitted by[?]: RSDP - Democratic Front
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: December 2112
Description[?]:
| An Act to reform the education system. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Pre-school education.
Old value:: The government leaves development of nurseries to the private sector.
Current: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Proposed: The government maintains a system of free publically owned nurseries alongside heavily regulated private establishments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: Education is private, but the government issues vouchers to pay for the schooling of disadvantaged children.
Current: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Proposed: 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.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Singing the national anthem in schools.
Old value:: Children are only made to sing the national anthem on special occasions.
Current: Children are never made to sing the national anthem.
Proposed: Children are never made to sing the national anthem.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: The government leaves this decision up to the schools themselves.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Article 5
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 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 | 18:34:44, September 15, 2005 CET | From |  RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the Educational Reforms Act 2111 |
| Message | I am willing to compromise on this. ;-) |
| Date | 18:39:30, September 15, 2005 CET | From | Liberal Imperialist Party | To | Debating the Educational Reforms Act 2111 |
| Message | Against everything. |
| Date | 23:23:20, September 15, 2005 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Educational Reforms Act 2111 |
| Message | You might have more chance with some parties should you make it self regulation for private schools and nurseries instead of your favourtism for regulating the shit out of them As for the others. Four i may waver So at the moment Against. Against. Against. Unsure. Against |
| Date | 01:30:52, September 16, 2005 CET | From | Civic Democratic Party | To | Debating the Educational Reforms Act 2111 |
| Message | I am against all the major articles of this bill. I am somewhat unsure about articles 3 and 4 but your regulation of the schooling industry proposed in this bill is horrific. I would never vote for this bill because of Articles I and II. |
| Date | 16:40:50, September 17, 2005 CET | From | RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the Educational Reforms Act 2111 |
| Message | I am shocked to see you don't give a damn about human rights and the rights of the child! Why do you favour allowing teachers to beat the crap out of their pupils? Even the smallest ones. |
| Date | 17:46:36, September 17, 2005 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the Educational Reforms Act 2111 |
| Message | Because we're evil like that. |
| Date | 19:42:14, September 17, 2005 CET | From | Freedom Party | To | Debating the Educational Reforms Act 2111 |
| Message | Parents have a choice, they can send their children to a school where they might discipline them, or they can go to a school that doesnt believe in that and lives in la-la land. ;-) They have a choice OBviously kids in Belgium are better behaved than in Britain, we need corporal punishment back as some kids only know discipline when it hurts |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 117 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 445 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 37 |
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