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Bill: The Proper and Polite Education Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Freisinnige Volkspartei
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: August 3448
Description[?]:
| We find it deeply saddening that our preliminary proposal has not been appropriately responded to by the legislative authorities, and feel obligated to continue pushing for what we know to be Right. Expect many more such proposals until we feel we have achieved our goals. This particular bill is an attempt to return values, discipline, honor and respect to our schools. Let us stop corrupting the weakest among us with vile values. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Singing the national anthem in schools.
Old value:: Children are never made to sing the national anthem.
Current: Children are never made to sing the national anthem.
Proposed: Children are made to sing the national anthem at the commencement of school each day.
Article 2
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, but individual students have an opt-out option.
Proposed: Schools should not educate students in sexual matters.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Current: Teachers are forbidden from striking children and may only use non-contact discipline (detention, expulsion etc).
Proposed: Discipline levels are set by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:22:12, February 28, 2013 CET | From |  Hosianisch-Demokratisches Verbund | To | Debating the The Proper and Polite Education Bill |
| Message | We cannot agree to the total abolition of sexual education and the reintroduction of the possibility of corporal punishment. Such would be un-Hosian. Also, we'd rather not that students be made to sing the national anthem, though we would like it to be played at school commencement for what it represents. |
| Date | 22:25:01, February 28, 2013 CET | From | Allianz für Freiheit | To | Debating the The Proper and Polite Education Bill |
| Message | "The ban on corporal punishment absolutely must remain. Children learn better in an environment where they do not have to fear harsh punishments. While we agree that, in general, specific punishments should be determined at the local level (preferably by individual schools), the AF will not endorse any proposal that allows for corporal punishment. Sexual education is a vital part of a school's curriculum, as it teaches students to be responsible for their sexual behavior. As individual students have the ability to opt out for religious reasons, we fail to see how maintaining sexual education in the curriculum is an affront to one's religious beliefs. We have also established during the previous term that we do not wish for the national anthem to be played or sung at the commencement of each school day, as we feel it is unnecessary." -Klaus Horiuchi, Minister of Education and Culture |
| Date | 12:06:28, March 01, 2013 CET | From | Demokratische Zentrumspartei | To | Debating the The Proper and Polite Education Bill |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, we agree with the necessity of the abolition of corporal punishment - children should never have to fear violent punishments being meted out against them. It is dangerous, it is abusive, and it is grossly hypocritical. We also find it difficult to endorse any proposal which seeks to ban sexual education, which is a necessary part of the education of a child going through physical and psychological changes. We will therefore oppose this legislation. Paul Hiebsch MR (DZP) |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 750 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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