This poster was placed in every school in England in 1870. It bans compulsory religious education (RE). I hope you can make out the print.
This was later overturned and RE became compulsory for all, with conscience clauses for those pupils not of the Church of England. These days state school RE is broad and not intended to propagate any one faith.
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You say: “Our Catholics had no problem being in the school assembly, only the JWs withdrew.”
Why do you think Catholics have Catholic schools in England? They have the schools to receive Catholic education. Education they do not receive in Protestant schools.
