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Bill: National Education Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Democratic Socialist 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: March 3444
Description[?]:
| Private schools and religious schools inculcate social division and inequality. Dranland needs a Terran-class, national education system that unites us all and offers excellent education provision to everybody - not just the rich. Diego Barreto MP (Leader of the DSP) |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Charter school policy (free, privately run, publicly funded schools).
Old value:: Charter schools must have a specific focus.
Current: Only non-profit organizations may establish charter schools.
Proposed: Charter schools are not allowed.
Article 2
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 private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government does not allow private higher education institutions.
Article 3
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 entirely public and free; private schools are banned.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Religious schools are allowed, but are strictly regulated. Only recognised religions may set up religious schools.
Current: Religious schools are not allowed.
Proposed: Religious schools are not allowed.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy with respect to prayer in schools.
Old value:: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden, except in religious schools.
Current: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Proposed: Teacher-led prayers in schools are forbidden.
Article 6
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.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change National Curriculum
Old value:: invalid choice
Current: There is a National Curriculum which all schools are obliged to follow.
Proposed: invalid choice
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 21:57:31, February 19, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the National Education Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, the DSP takes issue with being called communists, but what else are they then if they dare to call for banning religious education, monopolizing curricula and establishing a single standard for millions of individuals with vastly different, unique skills who can only thrive if they attend schools that actively focus on their specific skills and talents? Mr Speaker, the DSP has become the Dranish Red Shirt Movement under Barreto, and they have indeed caught up to the fascists in terms of promoting thought control, indoctrination, collectivism and oppression. Julia Breckinridge MP Member for Ulbrach Deputy Prime Minister |
| Date | 22:09:01, February 19, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the National Education Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, the Deputy Prime Minister has a nerve accusing us of "indoctrination" when he is the one who insists on indoctrinating children into the ideology of class privilege in private schools and religious supremacism in religious schools. Only a national education system can serve the needs of the Dranish people. Diego Barreto MP (Leader of the DSP) |
| Date | 22:13:10, February 19, 2013 CET | From | Radical Liberal Party of Dranland | To | Debating the National Education Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker We condemn VBDSM for this unaacpetable bill. Georgia McCormick MP from Elbian Leader of Green Parliamentary |
| Date | 22:22:31, February 19, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the National Education Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, it seems like like the DSP equals every kind of individualism to class apartheid, which proves even more that their incoherent vision of "democratic socialism" is a weak excuse term for pushing for pure communism, which is exactly what the Hon. Opposition Leader apparently regards as his ultimate goal. Julia Breckinridge MP Member for Ulbrach Deputy Prime Minister |
| Date | 22:26:28, February 19, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the National Education Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, before worrying about a small opposition party like the DSP "pushing for pure communism", perhaps the Deputy Prime Minister should be more worried about the way in which his boss the Prime Minister is trying to lead Dranland into civil war by legalising political paramilitaries? Diego Barreto MP (Leader of the DSP) |
| Date | 22:36:43, February 19, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the National Education Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, unfortunately that "small opposition party" has the trump card of Blue Shirt backing up its sleeve, at least with regards to its aim of implementing collectivism and a socialist economy. We cannot simply ignore the DSP's attempts to crush individualism and personal freedom even though we also keep a watchful eye on all developments in the paramilitary question. Julia Breckinridge MP Member for Ulbrach Deputy Prime Minister |
| Date | 22:37:11, February 19, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the National Education Act |
| Message | OOC: note to myself: aargh, it's MADAM speaker you bloody fool! |
| Date | 22:56:56, February 19, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the National Education Act |
| Message | OOC: lol, it's easy to do, I know! I'm often left kicking myself after typing things in this game! |
| Date | 23:02:23, February 19, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the National Education Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, I would like to ask Julia Breckinridge why she is opposed to private armies and yet in favour of private schools? Does she not see that the one is just as socially irresponsible as the other? Just as we need a state-run, democratically-accountable policing system, we also need a state-run, democratically-accountable education system. Diego Barreto MP (Leader of the DSP) |
| Date | 23:11:13, February 19, 2013 CET | From | Grand National Party | To | Debating the National Education Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, public security is a collective instrument to ensure individual freedom, whereas private schools are aimed at enhancing individual freedom while not infringing public security at all. Is this so hard to grasp for the loony left? Julia Breckinridge MP Member for Ulbrach Deputy Prime Minister OOC: Special thanks to Frédéric Bastiat who refuted just the same objection in a book of his that I recently read ;-) |
| Date | 01:22:07, February 20, 2013 CET | From | Democratic Socialist Party | To | Debating the National Education Act |
| Message | Madam Speaker, in view of the social and ethnic divisions which have plagued Dranland in recent years, is Julia Breckinridge so sure that private and religious schools do not pose a threat to public security? Segregating children into different schools based on the income of their parents or the religion of their parents is a recipe for social incohesion. It is stoking up problems for the future. What Dranland needs is a comprehensive state system of education for all. Diego Barreto MP (Leader of the DSP) OOC: I've never read Frederic Bastiat. What's he like? Another one of your favourite right-wing libertarian classical economists? :) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 37 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 362 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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