Quebec to table new bill to strengthen secularism in schools

New Quebec bill would prohibit teachers, school staff from wearing a crucifix

From LifeSiteNews By Anthony Murdoch ‘In Quebec, we made the decision that the state and the religions are separate and today we say the schools, the public schools are separate from religion’ The Canadian province of Quebec is moving ahead to expand its so-called religious symbols ban to now include all school staff, meaning no one who works at a school would be allowed to wear crucifixes or crosses of any kind.  On March 20, the Quebec provinc…

In an interview with Le Bilan, Minister Drainville, fiercely defended his bill to strengthen secularism in schools.

The Seimas will decide whether to amend the law, according to which parents could decide whether to refuse to teach their children about sexuality during life skills lessons. According to the initiator, Ignas Vėgėlė, the current procedure violates the Constitution. However, the ministry objects and insists that all students should be educated equally.

Quebec bill would expand religious symbol ban, force students to uncover faces

MONTREAL — The Quebec government has tabled new legislation that would expand the province’s religious symbols ban to all school staff.

Quebec to Table New Bill to Strengthen Secularism in Schools

The Quebec government has tabled new legislation that would expand the province’s religious symbols ban to all school staff. Introduced Thursday, the bill would prohibit anyone who works in schools or around students from wearing religious symbols on the job. The ban would also extend to people who are not school employees but who regularly offer services to students, such as volunteers at a school library. Quebec’s legislation would be a signif…

Quebec government to table new bill to strengthen secularism in province’s schools

Education Minister Bernard Drainville says that religious accommodations have no place in Quebec schools, and that science, sex education and gender equality must be taught properly