AQW 1176/16-21 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education to outline the actions he plans to take in response to the recent report from the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child thats recommends children should be able to decide on their own not to attend religious worship in schools.
Asked by Stewart Dickson MLA on 14 June 2016
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 14 June 2016
- Answer due by
- 29 June 2016
- Answered
- 17 June 20163 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
It is for Boards of Governors, in consultation with the school trustees and the principal, to decide the arrangements for collective worship, having regard to the ethos of the school and its registered pupils. Parental consent is required for children to withdraw from Collective Worship and I have no plans to change this at present.