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DESCRIPTION:Over past years there have been increasing concerns expressed b
 y parents\, educators\, community organisations and the general public\, a
 bout the way in which religious instruction is currently presented and adm
 inistered in the majority of Victorian Government Primary Schools. These w
 eekly sessions are officially known as SRI (Special Religious Instruction)
 \, but are often referred to as CRE\, RE or RI. They are taken by voluntee
 rs.\nParents have taken the Education Department to court\, claiming their
  children who do not attend these sessions\, suffer discrimination. Their 
 cause was publicized by the parents' group\, Fairness in Religions in Scho
 ol (FIRIS)\, which claims that SRI divides children and recommends that th
 e current 'Sunday School' lessons be replaced by 'culturally diverse and u
 nbiased' classes.\nOrganised by the Humanist Society of Victoria in respon
 se to the recent VCAT case*\, a panel will provide information and canvas 
 future options with ample audience discussion\, and possibly with resoluti
 ons.\n* The case of ‘AITKEN AND OTHERS VS DEECD’ was heard during 1–9 Marc
 h 2012\, by the Victorian Civil & Administrative Tribunal (VCAT).\nFree En
 tryContact DetailsJohn Russell on telephone: 0407 314 558 and email: jr38@
 optusnet.com.au https://www.faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/318
 -reforming-religious-and-ethics-education-in-primary-schools
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LOCATION:Village Roadshow Theatrette\, State Library Entry 3\, La Trobe Str
 eet\, Melbourne (Village Roadshow Theatrette\, State Library Entry 3\, La 
 Trobe Street\, Melbourne)
SUMMARY:Reforming Religious and Ethics Education in Primary Schools
URL:https://www.faithvictoria.org.au/upcoming-events/event/318-reforming-re
 ligious-and-ethics-education-in-primary-schools
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