After a private meeting last month, Archbishop Peter Jensen says Premier Kristina Keneally has assured him there will be a full independent assessment of the trial of ethics classes in NSW schools.
A secular group, the St James Ethics Centre, has been allowed to conduct classes in 10 primary schools across the state, although the syllabus has not been made public.
Two heavyweights of Labor’s socialist left faction ”” NSW education minister Verity Firth and former premier Nathan Rees ”” overruled existing guidelines to allow the trial in term two of this year. The Left has long championed secularist policies.
Dr Jensen met Premier Keneally ”” a Roman Catholic and member of Labor’s Right faction ”” early last month to express his concerns.
“She has promised the trial will be fully evaluated and that we and other SRE providers will have the opportunity to discuss important matters of principle,” he says.
Roman Catholic educators have indicated they have received similar promises from the Labor Government.
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Premier Kristina Keneally: Ethics trial to face review
After a private meeting last month, Archbishop Peter Jensen says Premier Kristina Keneally has assured him there will be a full independent assessment of the trial of ethics classes in NSW schools.
A secular group, the St James Ethics Centre, has been allowed to conduct classes in 10 primary schools across the state, although the syllabus has not been made public.
Two heavyweights of Labor’s socialist left faction ”” NSW education minister Verity Firth and former premier Nathan Rees ”” overruled existing guidelines to allow the trial in term two of this year. The Left has long championed secularist policies.
Dr Jensen met Premier Keneally ”” a Roman Catholic and member of Labor’s Right faction ”” early last month to express his concerns.
“She has promised the trial will be fully evaluated and that we and other SRE providers will have the opportunity to discuss important matters of principle,” he says.
Roman Catholic educators have indicated they have received similar promises from the Labor Government.
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