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Bill: Education Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Conservative Liberal Party
Status[?]: passed
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: July 2170
Description[?]:
| RECOGNISING that education isdifferent from other areas of the economy therefore local devolution of power is more suitable AIMING to bring in greater private resources to allow for greater investment in education and to allow schools to control more of their own affairs PROPOSING greater private education in this bill and to devolve certain powers to schools |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The regulation of higher education.
Old value:: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Current: The government allows private higher education but regulates it to meet nationally set standards.
Proposed: The government allows public and private higher education institutions to coexist with self-regulation for those that are private.
Article 2
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 schools.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:59:37, January 09, 2006 CET | From | AM Radical Libertarian Party | To | Debating the Education Bill |
| Message | RLP strongly supports both of these initatives to bring choice back into our education system. |
| Date | 21:18:15, January 09, 2006 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Education Bill |
| Message | The AAS is very wary of 'self-regulation' in something as universally important as education. However, the real 'poison' in this 'pill', is the idea that we should allow individual schools to determine discipline levels. The AAS does not oppose (realistic) discipline by parents, but schools are a different matter. We see this as an invitation to a feudal society of institutionalised abuse. |
| Date | 21:19:38, January 09, 2006 CET | From | JLP Liberation Militia | To | Debating the Education Bill |
| Message | JLP could support Article 1, but not Article 2. |
| Date | 21:26:03, January 09, 2006 CET | From | Conservative Liberal Party | To | Debating the Education Bill |
| Message | We are prepared to split them up if there is a good chance of one of them passing. |
| Date | 21:29:09, January 09, 2006 CET | From | Conservative Liberal Party | To | Debating the Education Bill |
| Message | We accept the AAS's reservations about discipline, but you argue that it is right for a parent to discipline their child, so I have two suggestions. 1) We leave the decision entirely in the hands of the Parents Teachers Associations, or 2) we make an option whereby the School give a child a punishment, but it is up to the parent to carry it out. If the AAS support either option, we would add to the article concerning discipline. |
| Date | 21:49:40, January 09, 2006 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Education Bill |
| Message | The AAS has seriously considered the alternatives offered by the Conservative Party... and has to reject both of them, because they leave the DECISION to punish, in the hands of schools. We thought about offering a counter-proposal, whereby punishment would be decided by mutual decision between individual-parent and school... with parents having the 'veto'... But, then we realised that such a scheme has a DEFAULT of "Teachers are forbidden from striking children"... which is the basis of the CURRENT law. Thus, regretably, the AAS must continue to oppose. |
| Date | 22:44:21, January 09, 2006 CET | From | Conservative Liberal Party | To | Debating the Education Bill |
| Message | Your argument makes sense. However as we cannot now hope to saude you to our 'dark' side, the CP shall most likely leave the bill intact. |
| Date | 22:59:03, January 09, 2006 CET | From | Commonwealth Workers Army | To | Debating the Education Bill |
| Message | The AAS thanks the CP for their time and effort. Perhaps, if not on this, then on other legislation, the two parties may find more common ground. |
| Date | 05:52:32, January 10, 2006 CET | From | Likaton Fascist Front | To | Debating the Education Bill |
| Message | The PSS endorses earlier comments against this bill made by the AAS and will oppose. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 230 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 152 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 118 |
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