CIVIL RIGHTS IN PUBLIC EDUCATION MEETING

 Civil Rights in Public Education [CRIPE] is hosting a public meeting on 

Saturday January 19,

 1:30pm at the 

Ancaster Public Library [Murray Ferguson Room], 

300 Wilson Street East. 

Free parking. 

All welcome.

 

Join the conversation. Attend the public meeting to share your experiences; learn from others; and how can we move forward to promote a single non-sectarian public school system in Ontario.

 

For further information contact Malcolm Buchanan: macbuchanan@shaw.ca 

Exemptions from RC religion classes

If, for any reason, a student who is not a member of the Roman Catholic church wishes to attend a Roman Catholic separate high school, that student is required by the school to take courses in religion and to participate in religious services such as Mass.

            However, under the Ontario Education Act, section 42, articles 11 to 13, copied below, allow a student to be exempt “…from programs and courses of study in religious education…”

Exemption from religious studies

(11)  On written application, a Roman Catholic board shall exempt a person who is qualified to be a resident pupil in respect of a secondary school operated by a public board from programs and courses of study in religious education if,