(Dagbladet): the online Newspaper reported yesterday that the head teacher at Slemdal skole demanded permission for their children should get to go around the christmas tree.
the progress party’s deputy representative in Parliament Geir H. Karlsen has two daughters at the school, and was not satisfied .
It is sad that the school is doing something so nice, a traditional and peaceful as to go around the christmas tree to something controversial that requires extraordinary treatment, ” said Karlsen to the Newspaper.
Got new instructions in the last year
the head teacher at Slemdal skole Vegard Tversland Kjesbu says they did it to follow the education act.
- Previously you had skolegudstjenester, and so have the schools asked the parents to say if the students do not want to attend. Then came a ministry’s statement from the education directorate in november 2015, where it was stated that this is not good enough, and that one must have an active enrollment where you select one or the other option.
In the law it states “Pupils shall, after written notification from the parents to get exemptions from those parts of the teaching at the individual school that they out from his own religion or own philosophy of life experience that performance are of another religion or adherence to another philosophy of life, or that they on the same basis seeing that støytande or krenkjande.”
It is therefore up to the individual parents to assess whether something is performance are of a different religion.
We have team members seen on the act itself (section 2-3a) and direktoratets interpretation, and come to that it must also apply for juletregang. When you go around a christmas tree sung it, among other christian songs and what we’ve considered to come under the term hymns in the act itself
- Kunnskapsministeren writes in social media today that it is not necessary to go around the christmas tree.
- If he believes it, he must change the law. Possibly there must be a clarification saying that it is to go around the christmas tree not be considered by the agency to be performance of religion. We in the school system must relate to the regulations that are now.
Has not been pressed by any
the Dean pointed out that they only follow orders from the directorate.
- Comes, it changes, we relate to them. And then I have to take into account that I is principal and not jussekspert. So why should the agency say when it applies and when it does not apply.
- Have you been too careful?
I think that I’m the best of my ability have tried to understand tolkningsuttalelsen.
But he denies that they ask for permission because it has come fade from some.
- We are not becoming pressured by someone to change the practice here. We relate to the refinement that Education came in november of last year. We didn’t have to make the change to julearrangementene in the last year, but has now followed it in years.
education ms. Torbjørn Røe Isaksen deny that one must have permission to go around the christmas tree.
- It is correct that if the parents feel that it is religious activities, so they can ask for a waiver. But there is absolutely no need to ask permission to go around the christmas tree, or singing normal christmas songs. It is not a discussion even, he says to Dagbladet.
- To sing a christmas song that’s about god is not preaching
In the tolkningsuttalelsen quoted a circular of the ministry which refers to a judgment from The european court of human rights.
“the Judgment reviews also participation in religious activities (prayer, salmesang, services and the like) and expresses concern, especially for the youngest students. The ministry therefore schools be especially aktsomme to the lowest grades.”
Isaksen says this doesn’t change anything.
- the School shall not conduct the preaching of the gospel, but to sing a christmas song that’s about god, is not preaching. One need not ask their parents for permission to sing “A child is born in Bethlehem” or “Delicious is the earth.
- It says in the note from the Education that they recommend that you actively have to sign up on the worship and alternative arrangements. Can it be misunderstood?
- For to say it first – I’m very julegudstjeneste. It is an important tradition and I think as many people as possible should have it. And they can also choose not to have it, if they want to. And the parents have the right to exempt children, and they should have a good option. But to go around the christmas tree is a completely normal juletradisjon of COURSE it is okay to have without having to ask parents.
He emphasizes that it is not illegal for the school to ask the parents for permission if they think it is reasonable.
- But we can’t have it like that. If anyone believes that santa claus is superstition – you should then ask their parents for permission before you create a pappnisse? Celebrate christmas with joy – also in the school, ” says Isaksen to the Newspaper.
This says that the education act
section 2-3 a.Exemption from the activities m.m. in the course
the School will show respect for the pupils and the parents of their religious and philosophical overtydingar and ensure the right to equal education.
Pupils shall, after written notification from the parents to get exemptions from those parts of the teaching at the individual school that they out from his own religion or own philosophy of life experience that performance are of another religion or adherence to another philosophy of life, or that they on the same basis seeing that støytande or krenkjande. It is not necessary to give notice about the exemption after the first sentence.
It may not required exemption from the training on kunnskapsinnhaldet in the various sought in the curriculum. If the school is on such a basis shall not accept a notice of exemption, should the school treat the matter according to the rules on individual decisions made in the forvaltningslova.
the School shall by the notice of exemption, see the exemption is being implemented, and establish the basis for adapted education within the curriculum.
Skoleeigaren shall annually inform the pupils and parents of pupils under 15 years of age about the rules for exemption and whether the content of the course.
Pupils who have filled 15 years, provides even a written message as I mentioned in the first paragraph.
This is it in the lead up to the law
the Second paragraph stipulates that it may not be required exemption from the knowledge of those sought in the curriculum.
Fritaksretten debt exemption from the activities that with reasonable reason can be viewed as the performance of another religion or adherence to another philosophy of life, or as støytande or krenkjande.
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