News | Education
29 Mar 2024 13:01
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Education

    A tightening of regulations around religious education in state schools

    A tightening of regulations around religious education in state schools


    Under a planned law change, schools will require explicit written permission from parents to allow children to receive religious instruction.

    Currently, written permission is advised, but not compulsory.

    The law change comes under the Education and Training Bill which passed its first reading just before Christmas.

    It comes as the Secular Education Network takes a case to the High Court, in a bid to get religious instruction in schools declared to be a breach of the Bill of Rights Act.

    © 2024 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Education News
     28 Mar: The Secondary Principals Association believes the community should get behind schools and students to help reduce bad behaviour
     27 Mar: Women and girls sacrifice their education as climate change haunts the classroom
     26 Mar: More money back in the pockets of families with young children
     25 Mar: A Christchurch high school will reopen today after two earthquake-prone buildings were discovered last week
     23 Mar: China's young people are applying for public service jobs in record numbers, but experts warn it may further slow down the economy
     20 Mar: Theft, burglarly and robbery are part of a rise in youth crime
     19 Mar: A burst water pipe in Wellington has forced Porirua's Mana College to close just after 2pm, with no supply to the school
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Calls for Rugby Australia to back their women's game from Chiefs Manawa fullback Renee Holmes More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Innovative New Zealand apple producing company Rockit is focussing on its international expansion More...



     Today's News

    Entertainment:
    Pregnant mum-of-one Ashley Tisdale has admitted she vowed never to have a second baby 12:53

    Soccer:
    An 11th-hour broadcast replacement has saved the blushes of administrators in football's A-Leagues 12:27

    Entertainment:
    Kelly Clarkson is reportedly happy and has no regrets about ending her marriage to Brandon Blackstock 12:23

    Living & Travel:
    South Africa bus crash leaves at least 45 dead after vehicle plunges off bridge and catches fire 11:57

    Rugby League:
    Black Ferns fullback Renee Holmes is unlikely to make a code switch to rugby league in the immediate future 11:57

    Entertainment:
    Eva Mendes says she and Ryan Gosling had a "non-verbal agreement" she'd be a stay-at-home mum 11:53

    Law and Order:
    A forensics team is in Auckland's Browns Bay, as investigations continue after one person died, after assaulting someone 11:27

    Entertainment:
    Rebel Wilson has dec lared she won't be "bullied or threatened" by Sacha Baron Cohen 11:23

    Accident and Emergency:
    An eight-year-old child is the sole survivor of a bus crash in South Africa that's killed 45 people 11:07

    Entertainment:
    Whoopi Goldberg stormed off the stage of 'The View' to tell off an audience member for filming it on his phone 10:53


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2024 New Zealand City Ltd