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Bill: Education Devolution Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: True Valruzians
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 2288
Description[?]:
| We propose devolving the following matters to local government, or the school itself. Local government closer to the people and therefore is more accountable to the people, giving them a greater say in the running of their own affairs. Thus we propose that national government removes its authority in the following areas. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Policy concerning racial segregation in educational institutions.
Old value:: Segregation is illegal in all educational institutions.
Current: Segregation is illegal in all educational institutions.
Proposed: Segregation policy is set by local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Sexual education in schools.
Old value:: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty.
Current: Schools have an obligation to give sexual education at some point in puberty.
Proposed: This decision is up to the schools themselves without government regulation.
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 | 17:16:04, September 18, 2006 CET | From | United People's Party | To | Debating the Education Devolution Bill |
| Message | This is not about devolution but an attempt to sneak in policies that the TV wants but cannot get passed, it hopes that by allowing local governments to determination policy on racial segregation that they will allow racial segregation. |
| Date | 20:19:22, September 18, 2006 CET | From | True Valruzians | To | Debating the Education Devolution Bill |
| Message | If its what parents want, surely that is what matters? |
| Date | 21:25:29, September 18, 2006 CET | From | United People's Party | To | Debating the Education Devolution Bill |
| Message | No that is not what matters, what matters is what is right and just. What is popular is not always right. |
| Date | 21:31:46, September 18, 2006 CET | From | True Valruzians | To | Debating the Education Devolution Bill |
| Message | How is this not just? It will obviously be beneficial to those who have different languages as their first language to be taught in seperate schools. That is not unjust at all. It is unjust to force people who have different primary languages to be educated in schools that have a different teaching language. |
| Date | 12:10:40, September 20, 2006 CET | From | Nuncirist Valruzia | To | Debating the Education Devolution Bill |
| Message | Matters such as this must remain centralized. |
| Date | 12:24:35, September 20, 2006 CET | From | True Valruzians | To | Debating the Education Devolution Bill |
| Message | So one system for all? Despite the fact there are at least four ethnic groups in Valruzia with their own languages? |
| Date | 12:30:19, September 20, 2006 CET | From | Nuncirist Valruzia | To | Debating the Education Devolution Bill |
| Message | Yes one system for all. The nation must be unified and strong, this can only be achived through a universal education system. |
| Date | 12:39:52, September 20, 2006 CET | From | True Valruzians | To | Debating the Education Devolution Bill |
| Message | Which language would be used? http://particracy.wikia.com/wiki/Socialist_Union_of_Valruzia#People |
| Date | 15:48:22, September 20, 2006 CET | From | United People's Party | To | Debating the Education Devolution Bill |
| Message | We still feel you are using this as an excuse to have racially segregated classes, many countries have populations with slight language differences and they manage. |
| Date | 14:17:45, September 22, 2006 CET | From | True Valruzians | To | Debating the Education Devolution Bill |
| Message | Where does race come into it? So the UPP would be more than happy to restrain the learning of other 'first' languages in this country? |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes |
Total Seats: 204 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 206 | |||
| abstain | Total Seats: 90 |
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