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Bill: A VAST Change to the Education in Dolgaria.
Details
Submitted by[?]: DOLGARIA NATIONAL PARTY {DNP}
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 3817
Description[?]:
| The Choice Party last time proposed a bill offering fair changes on the education system that would help Dolgaria become a fairer place. However the parties decided against the proposals. But Choice has been in talks with the Arch Party and we have agreed to support eachother and both vote yes for this new proposal. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Education for children under adult age.
Old value:: Education is compulsory and has to happen at school.
Current: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Proposed: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Article 2
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: 17
Proposed: 16
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Singing the national anthem in schools.
Old value:: Children are not made to sing the national anthem, but are required to show respect when it is played at the commencement of school each day.
Current: Children are made to sing the national anthem at the commencement of school each day.
Proposed: Children are never made to sing the national anthem.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The governments stance on religious schools.
Old value:: Any religion may set up a school, but they are strictly regulated.
Current: Religious schools are not allowed.
Proposed: Religious schools are not allowed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 19:34:08, March 16, 2015 CET | From | DOLGARIA NATIONAL PARTY {DNP} | To | Debating the A VAST Change to the Education in Dolgaria. |
| Message | Arch, do you have anything to add or shall I proceed to vote? |
| Date | 19:37:48, March 16, 2015 CET | From | Arch Party | To | Debating the A VAST Change to the Education in Dolgaria. |
| Message | No, you're clear to start the vote. |
| Date | 19:38:21, March 16, 2015 CET | From | DOLGARIA NATIONAL PARTY {DNP} | To | Debating the A VAST Change to the Education in Dolgaria. |
| Message | Ok, excellent. :) Already have. xD |
| Date | 21:25:06, March 16, 2015 CET | From | Arch Party | To | Debating the A VAST Change to the Education in Dolgaria. |
| Message | We here at arch believe its important that people have the freedom to learn at home, and that they not have to attend school to get an education. |
| Date | 21:28:07, March 16, 2015 CET | From | DOLGARIA NATIONAL PARTY {DNP} | To | Debating the A VAST Change to the Education in Dolgaria. |
| Message | Choice seconds that. Children may just simply not be able to come to school, whether that be due to disability or intimidation from peers. Choice also believes it is absolutely essential to lower the age of compulsory education from 18 to 16, most pupils learn enough to function in the world at 16, why impose an additional two years? Plus a lot of young people will also go onto colleges anyway. |
| Date | 03:55:56, March 17, 2015 CET | From | Forward Party of Dolgaria | To | Debating the A VAST Change to the Education in Dolgaria. |
| Message | We would be in favor of changing the homeschooling laws, but regulation would be required to keep them balanced with the rest of the education system. We would be in favor of lowering the compulsory age as well. However, we believe the national anthem guidelines and the allowance of regulated religious schools are fine as-is. Dolgaria does not have a state religion but treats religions (or the lack thereof) equally, giving any belief the rights to operate schools as long as they adhere to a national curriculum. We have seen no evidence as of yet that this is a detriment to education here. |
| Date | 23:49:46, March 17, 2015 CET | From | DOLGARIA NATIONAL PARTY {DNP} | To | Debating the A VAST Change to the Education in Dolgaria. |
| Message | Agreed, and yes, the age at 18 in our opinion is too high. Here at Choice though we don't think children should have to show respect when the national anthem is played, they may not have respect for the country and they shouldn't be made to have it. As with faith schools, we believe they should be outlawed for moral reasons. Despite the fact it is good to treat all religions and beliefs equally, we strongly disagree with faith schools because faith schools although they do not prohibit education do "push views" onto children. IRL I went to a faith primary and middle school and lets just say people were not overly happy about it. In primary school it was okay but in the middle school there was this girl who had an alternative religion but was made to sit in the assembly's anyway, her mother actually attacked the school headmaster due to it. Here at Choice we believe that religion should be utterly separate from education and children should be encouraged to hold their own views instead of encouraged to have one view or the other depending on which school they go to. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 450 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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