W Half a million signatures in defence of religion and ethics at school

30.06.2025 In-sey-pol-million-signature-in-defence-religion-in-school

Half a million citizens' signatures were submitted to the Sejm under a bill designed to warrant the presence of religion and ethics in the education system. Act.

Draft law

Project under name “So for the lessons of religion and ethics at school” was developed by the Ordo Iuris Institute for Association of secular catechists. "School should rise alternatively than be an area of ideological experimentation", stressed the authors of the civilian task

According to this proposal, students in all types of schools – from kindergarten to secondary schools – would be obliged to participate in 2 hours of religion or ethics per week. In exceptional cases, with the approval of the church authorities, this dimension could be reduced to 1 hour. Rules would not only cover adult facilities.

Parents or adult students would be obliged to make a declaration of choice between religion and ethics by 10 July each year. The task besides assumes the anticipation of participating in both classes. The fresh solutions would apply to both public and private schools.

According to the project, assessments of religion or ethics are to be on school certificates, to influence promotion to the next class and to be included in the average grade.

Limiting improvement opportunities

The authors of the bill point out that the changes made by the Minister of Education Barbara Nowacka[in the Regulation of 14 April 1992] limit young people's ability to make in accordance with the values of a large part of society. “The school should educate alternatively than be an area of ideological experiments”, the task initiators point out.