J.11 RELIGION
Policy:
All public schools shall be non-sectarian and no student or teacher will be obligated to participate in either religious instruction or exercises. As directed by the PSA in sections 80 through 84, and in following the regulations established in The Education Administration Act 554/88, religious exercises and instruction may be authorized by the Board of Trustees if:
For religious instruction:
A petition requesting religious instruction is presented to the school board and is signed by:
a) the parents or guardians of at least 10 children attending the school having one or two classrooms; or
b) the parents or guardians of at least 25 children attending the school having three or more classrooms;
For religious exercises:
A petition asking for religious exercises, signed by the parents or guardians of 75% of the pupils in the case of a school having fewer than 80 pupils or by the parents or guardians of at least 60 pupils in the case of a school having an enrolment of 80 or more pupils is presented to the school board, religious exercises shall be conducted for the children of those parents or guardians in that school year.
*Religious exercises refers to the Lord’s Prayer and Bible Reading etc.
Upon receipt of a petition the Board of Trustees will pass a motion authorizing that the instruction or exercises be permitted.
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