Protestant schools under fire over homosexuality statement; MPs call for change
4 years, 2 months ago

Protestant schools under fire over homosexuality statement; MPs call for change

Dutch News  

A majority of MPs are calling for change to a loophole used by fundamentalist Protestant schools in the Netherlands to require parents to sign a document saying they reject homosexual lifestyles. The issue was highlighted during a debate on citizenship education in parliament on Monday afternoon, when education minister Arie Slob defended the current practice, saying that schools can require parents to state their rejection of homosexuality using freedom of education legislation. ‘Schools are required to ensure the social, psychological and physical safety of all their pupils.’ MPs told the minister, who represents the staunchly Christian party ChristenUnie in the cabinet, that the two statements are incompatible. Research by current affairs programme Pointer earlier this year showed that one in five strictly Protestant schools consider homosexuality to be morally unacceptable.

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No charges against school that forced gay pupils to come out
2 years, 6 months ago

No charges against school that forced gay pupils to come out

Dutch News  

A school where staff forced pupils to come out as gay to their parents will not be prosecuted for breaching discrimination law. The prosecution service said the Gomarus school community in Gorinchem had changed its policy since the incidents from 2016 came to light and no longer discriminated against pupils on the basis of their sexual orientation. A criminal inquiry …

No charges against school that forced gay pupils to come out
2 years, 6 months ago

No charges against school that forced gay pupils to come out

Dutch News  

A school where staff forced pupils to come out as gay to their parents will not be prosecuted for breaching discrimination law. The prosecution service said the Gomarus school community in Gorinchem had changed its policy since the incidents from 2016 came to light and no longer discriminated against pupils on the basis of their sexual orientation. A criminal inquiry …

Orthodox Protestant schools continue to teach gay lifestyle is bad
2 years, 7 months ago

Orthodox Protestant schools continue to teach gay lifestyle is bad

Dutch News  

Two years after it emerged orthodox Protestant schools were requiring parents to sign a covenant rejecting homosexuality, the number of schools with an anti-gay charter has increased from 29 to 36, current affairs programme Pointer has found. At the time the then-education minister Arie Slob, a member of orthodox Christian party ChristenUnie, said schools had the constitutional freedom to decide …

Orthodox Protestant schools continue to teach gay lifestyle is bad
2 years, 7 months ago

Orthodox Protestant schools continue to teach gay lifestyle is bad

Dutch News  

Two years after it emerged orthodox Protestant schools were requiring parents to sign a covenant rejecting homosexuality, the number of schools with an anti-gay charter has increased from 29 to 36, current affairs programme Pointer has found. At the time the then-education minister Arie Slob, a member of orthodox Christian party ChristenUnie, said schools had the constitutional freedom to decide …

Minister faces prosecution probe after defending anti-gay school charters
4 years, 2 months ago

Minister faces prosecution probe after defending anti-gay school charters

Dutch News  

The prosecution service is to investigate whether education minister Arie Slob broke the law by defending the right of Christian schools to require parents to sign covenants rejecting homosexuality. The minister, who represents the orthodox Christian party ChristenUnie in the four-party coalition, came under fire during a parliamentary debate on Monday when he said schools’ had the constitutional freedom to …

Minister faces prosecution probe after defending anti-gay school charters
4 years, 2 months ago

Minister faces prosecution probe after defending anti-gay school charters

Dutch News  

The prosecution service is to investigate whether education minister Arie Slob broke the law by defending the right of Christian schools to require parents to sign covenants rejecting homosexuality. The minister, who represents the orthodox Christian party ChristenUnie in the four-party coalition, came under fire during a parliamentary debate on Monday when he said schools’ had the constitutional freedom to …

Protestant schools under fire over homosexuality statement; MPs call for change
4 years, 2 months ago

Protestant schools under fire over homosexuality statement; MPs call for change

Dutch News  

A majority of MPs are calling for change to a loophole used by fundamentalist Protestant schools in the Netherlands to require parents to sign a document saying they reject homosexual lifestyles. The issue was highlighted during a debate on citizenship education in parliament on Monday afternoon, when education minister Arie Slob defended the current practice, saying that schools can require …

Schools can't ask parents to reject homosexuality: Parliamentary majority
4 years, 2 months ago

Schools can't ask parents to reject homosexuality: Parliamentary majority

NL Times  

Schools have the right to ask parents to sign a statement rejecting a homosexual lifestyle, as long as the school ensures a safe environment for all pupils, Minister Arie Slob for Primary and Secondary Education said in a parliamentary debate on how schools fulfill their mandate to provide citizenship lessons. "Schools must be a safe place for every pupil, regardless …

MPs call for action on religious schools after Islamic indoctrination claims
5 years, 3 months ago

MPs call for action on religious schools after Islamic indoctrination claims

Dutch News  

The ruling VVD and opposition Labour party want to change an article in the Dutch constitution which gives people the right to set up a school on the basis of a religion. VVD parliamentarian Dennis Wiersma told Radio 1 on Thursday that revelations in the NRC newspaper on Wednesday about weekend schools run by fundamentalist Muslim organisations are ‘enormously worrying’ …

MPs call for action on religious schools after Islamic indoctrination claims
5 years, 3 months ago

MPs call for action on religious schools after Islamic indoctrination claims

Dutch News  

The ruling VVD and opposition Labour party want to change an article in the Dutch constitution which gives people the right to set up a school on the basis of a religion. VVD parliamentarian Dennis Wiersma told Radio 1 on Thursday that revelations in the NRC newspaper on Wednesday about weekend schools run by fundamentalist Muslim organisations are ‘enormously worrying’ …

No Outsiders programme: The government should support teaching kids that LGBT+ people deserve fair treatment
5 years, 5 months ago

No Outsiders programme: The government should support teaching kids that LGBT+ people deserve fair treatment

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Protests over LGBT+ classes ramp up at Birmingham school as MPs back more inclusive curriculum
5 years, 9 months ago

Protests over LGBT+ classes ramp up at Birmingham school as MPs back more inclusive curriculum

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You may have missed it, but MPs have just passed a law which will save thousands of LGBT+ kids’ lives
5 years, 9 months ago

You may have missed it, but MPs have just passed a law which will save thousands of LGBT+ kids’ lives

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