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Bill: Education (Prayer) Amendment Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Judicial Union 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 2580
Description[?]:
| An act to limit teacher-led prayer to religious schools. |
Proposals
Article 1
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 are mandatory in schools.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 15:40:49, May 20, 2008 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Education (Prayer) Amendment Act |
| Message | It almost goes without saying that ordinary schools that provide for ordinary students of any or no religion should not have teacher-led prayer, unless the school specifically caters for students of a particular religion. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 149 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 351 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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