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Bill: The Right to an Education
Details
Submitted by[?]: Communist Party of Endralon
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 2035
Description[?]:
| Free and compulsory public education shall be instituted, so as to guarantee that all persons have the opportunity to grow to their full intellectual potential; furthermore, the age until which students are required to be educated shall be raised to 18. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Education for children under adult age.
Old value:: Education is entirely voluntary.
Current: Education is compulsory, but home schooling is permitted.
Proposed: Education is compulsory and has to happen at school.
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:: 16
Current: 18
Proposed: 18
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | not recorded | From | To | Debating the The Right to an Education |
| Message | Education should strive to break down the distinction between mental and physical labour. With a view to this I suggest it be added that theory and practice by intrinsicly linked in our education system. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Communist Party of Endralon | To | Debating the The Right to an Education |
| Message | I'm afraid we don't have that option yet... |
| Date | not recorded | From | To | Debating the The Right to an Education |
| Message | I take it that it's impossible to make education both free *and* voluntary under the current system? |
| Date | not recorded | From | Communist Party of Endralon | To | Debating the The Right to an Education |
| Message | Sadly, yes... :( |
| Date | not recorded | From | Unified Communist Labor Party | To | Debating the The Right to an Education |
| Message | The MLP supports compulsory education. |
| Date | not recorded | From | Communist Party of Endralon | To | Debating the The Right to an Education |
| Message | Wow. We have a consensus. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes | Total Seats: 20 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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