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Bill: Schools Act of 3515
Details
Submitted by[?]: New Latin 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 3516
Description[?]:
| Article 6 Any given high school and above, will now include a student counsel. This Counsel is elected by the student body, and has the following powers... I. To create, and push for student events (including dances, field trips, etc.) II. To bring up teachers for review in front of the BoE if more than 50% of their students file a complaint report. III. To bring up for review any changes to the curriculum, or parts of the curriculum that need to be changed. Being a part of the Counsel gives no extra benefits to its members, and a meeting comes up once a week for a minimum of an hour, during a day and time to be agreed upon with the staff and the Counsel members. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The age until which students, if education were to be compulsary, are required to be educated (limited between 16 and 21).
Old value:: 18
Current: 18
Proposed: 21
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government provides local governments with funding to operate higher educational institutions.
Current: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The education system.
Old value:: Education is a matter of local governments.
Current: There is a free public education system alongside private schools.
Proposed: There is a free public education system and a small number of private schools, which are heavily regulated to ensure they teach adequate skills and information.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change National Curriculum
Old value:: invalid choice
Current: There is a National Curriculum which is advisory only and is not binding on any schools.
Proposed: invalid choice
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The teacher's right to discipline children.
Old value:: No forms of direct discipline are allowed.
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 | 19:46:36, July 15, 2013 CET | From | Socialist Alliance | To | Debating the Schools Act of 3515 |
| Message | We agree with articles 1 and 6 |
| Date | 23:41:24, July 15, 2013 CET | From | Independence Party | To | Debating the Schools Act of 3515 |
| Message | If anything, the age of compulsory education should be lowered. |
| Date | 21:14:13, July 16, 2013 CET | From | New Latin Party | To | Debating the Schools Act of 3515 |
| Message | *Deadly Sarcasm* Yes, because lower levels of education is always healthy to a society at large, especially when the rich will already continue their education to age 21, and the poor will be forced to drop out. I can't imagine how that will increase income disparity. |
| Date | 22:46:48, July 16, 2013 CET | From | Socialist Alliance | To | Debating the Schools Act of 3515 |
| Message | If you seek, like us, universal tertiary education then privatising university education is counterproductive. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no |
Total Seats: 750 | ||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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