Why should Christianity be taught in schools?
Christianity has a vital role to fulfil in education. Christianity teaches us responsibility, service and encourages us to help others. Our students’ undertake community service and voluntary work during their time at school to understand their place in the wider community and their civic duty to society as a whole.
Can you teach Christianity in public schools?
Yes, religion in public schools is a sensitive and hotly debated issue. The First Amendment reads in part: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” Today that clause is associated with the separation of church and state.
Can teachers participate in religious meetings at school?
Can teachers or other school employees participate in student religious clubs? No. The Equal Access Act states that “employees or agents of the school or government are present at religious meetings only in a nonparticipatory capacity.”
Can students express religious beliefs in class discussion?
Generally, if it is relevant to the subject under consideration and meets the requirements of the assignment, students should be allowed to express their religious or nonreligious views during a class discussion, as part of a written assignment, or as part of an art activity.
What is equal access to education?
Equal access guarantees that every student has an equal opportunity to participate in all aspects of the educational process, including learning facilities (schools, classrooms, and labs), resources, and extracurricular and curricular programs.
What does the Equal Access Act of 1984 say about school religious groups?
In 1984, Congress passed the Equal Access Act, which forbids schools from discriminating against clubs or denying them equal access to school facilities because of their philosophical or religious viewpoints. The act was passed largely to prevent widespread discrimination against religious clubs.
What is the primary intention of the Equal Access Act EAA )?
The Equal Access Act is a United States federal law passed in 1984 to compel federally funded secondary schools to provide equal access to extracurricular student clubs.
Can a public school exclude certain student clubs or groups?
No, a public school may not pick and choose which student groups it wishes to allow. A school would violate the First Amendment if it censored certain student groups on the basis of their viewpoints.
What is a limited open forum?
(b) “Limited open forum” defined A public secondary school has a limited open forum whenever such school grants an offering to or opportunity for one or more noncurriculum related student groups to meet on school premises during noninstructional time.
What restriction applies to groups that are allowed under a limited open forum?
A public secondary school has a limited open forum whenever such school grants an offering to or opportunity for one or more noncurriculum related student groups to meet on school premises during noninstructional time. nonschool persons may not direct, conduct, control, or regularly attend activities of student groups.