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Bill: Wantuni Education Reform
Details
Submitted by[?]: Party of the Phoenix
Status[?]: passed
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: May 2119
Description[?]:
| Proposing a liberal education policy for all children of the Wantuni nation. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools are not allowed.
Current: Only non-profit organizations may establish charter schools.
Proposed: Charter schools must be non-profit and have a specific focus.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Education for children under adult age.
Old value:: Education is entirely voluntary.
Current: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Proposed: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Current: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Proposed: The government does not fund any public higher education institutions, permitting only private higher education institutions to exist.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Higher education tuition policy.
Old value:: The government does not subsidize tuition, students must pay for higher education themselves. This does not include scholarship programs.
Current: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Proposed: The government subsidizes tuition only for students from families classified as low-income or poor.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Current: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Proposed: Education is private, but the government subsidises the cost of it for everyone
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are not allowed.
Current: Religious schools are not allowed.
Proposed: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Article 7
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 8
Proposal[?] to change Sexual education in schools.
Old value:: This decision is up to the schools themselves without government regulation.
Current: This decision is up to the schools themselves without government regulation.
Proposed: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty.
Article 9
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 | 14:15:23, September 30, 2005 CET | From |  Inhabitants of Wantuni | To | Debating the Wantuni Education Reform |
| Message | article 1 and 4 are already voted upon in the Scientific Progress Bill. We don't like article 5, heavy regulations are against everything we stand for. |
| Date | 14:23:52, September 30, 2005 CET | From | Party of the Phoenix | To | Debating the Wantuni Education Reform |
| Message | It's true that the articles 1 and 4 are also being addressed in the Scientific Progress Bill, however if you do read carefully, our proposals differ a lot from theirs. |
| Date | 14:26:56, September 30, 2005 CET | From | Party of the Phoenix | To | Debating the Wantuni Education Reform |
| Message | We prefer privately run primary education system, however it should still remain free for all students. |
| Date | 14:30:19, September 30, 2005 CET | From | Party of the Phoenix | To | Debating the Wantuni Education Reform |
| Message | Oh yes, as for the religious schools being regulated, it's necessary in order to prevent certain evangelical movements and sects from brainwashing vulnerable young minds. |
| Date | 14:54:58, September 30, 2005 CET | From | Inhabitants of Wantuni | To | Debating the Wantuni Education Reform |
| Message | I like the poposals in the scientific progress bill a lot more. And if the parents decide to send their children to those fanatics, it's up to them. I mean, you can't prevent parents from brainwashing their children, so why even bother? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 52 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 13 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 22 |
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