Accord Coalition
EDM number 530 in 2008-09, proposed by Ashok Kumar on 21/01/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Schools.
That this House supports Accord, the national coalition that unites religious and non-religious individuals and organisations campaigning for inclusive schools; believes that all state schools should be open to children and teachers of all backgrounds and beliefs; is concerned that current legislation permits schools with a religious character to discriminate against staff and students on the basis of their religion or belief and to teach a partial religious education curriculum; calls for religious education to be objective, balanced and fair; welcomes the positive approach taken by Accord and the breadth of its membership; and urges the Government to remove exemptions from equalities legislation for state-funded religious schools.
This motion has been signed by a total of 47 MPs, 2 of these signatures have been withdrawn.
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