Should religion / religious education stay out of public schools? [Spirituality & Religion]

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Yes

Students should be able to choose

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I think students should decide themselves whether they want to learn about it or not.
It shouldn't be considered an "important subject" that students [b]have[b] to take.

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suzie1960 · 61-69, F

In UK state (public) schools, christian worship is a legal requirement, as is the teaching of religion - emphasizing christianity. Parents have a legal right to opt their children out but that right is not widely known and some headteachers have been known to deny it even exists.

When I qwas at school, several of my classmates and I were severely beaten by the christian religious education/indoctrination teacher for daring to say we didn't believe in her god.