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Bill: Education (Sexual Education) 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: May 2734
Description[?]:
| An act to make sexual education compulsory. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Sexual education in schools.
Old value:: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty, but individual students have an opt-out option.
Current: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty.
Proposed: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:36:34, March 29, 2009 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Education (Sexual Education) Amendment Act |
| Message | Schools are there to teach kids the essential knowledge they need for life. This includes sexual education. Students can't opt out of learning English, maths or science, why should sexual education be any different? Really it's probably one of the most useful things we can teach children. |
| Date | 04:44:14, March 31, 2009 CET | From | Free Thinking Tribes | To | Debating the Education (Sexual Education) Amendment Act |
| Message | (OOC:stop saying maths!!!) IC: While we understand that sex education is important (as, after all, sex is the only reason any of us are here), we believe that it should be the parent's choice if they or the school teaches sex. Prohibiting their opt-out option is denying the freedoms of many religions who REQUIRE that only parents (or head of the households) should teach their children about sex. |
| Date | 06:21:54, March 31, 2009 CET | From | Judicial Union Party | To | Debating the Education (Sexual Education) Amendment Act |
| Message | OOC: What's wrong with maths? IC: Religions should be taking a back seat to important matters. Who cares that a religion requires a ritual sacrifice, the law says you can't so tough luck. Who cares that a religion requires you to avoid blood transfusions, if your child is sick, you better believe the state will give them one. Religions are there to guide people in life through the hard times, not ruin your and other people's lives. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 144 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 229 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 127 |
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