Poland - Constitutional Court Declares Reducing Religious Education Unconstitutional
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In Poland, the Constitutional Court has declared the government's decree to reduce religious education in schools illegal.
"This is an attempt to destabilize the education system, where a group pretending to be a tribunal, together with bishops, undermines the government's actions" - Minister Barbara Nowacka reacts to the Constitutional Tribunal's ruling on limiting religious education classes in schools. "The government will pay for one lesson per week"
The Constitutional Tribunal ruled that the MEN regulation limiting religious education classes to one hour per week was unconstitutional. Barbara Nowacka disagreed with this assessment, stating that it was an "attempt to destabilize the education system."
The Constitutional Tribunal ruled that the MEN regulation, which stipulates that from September 1st religion or ethics classes will be held in schools for one hour per week, is unconstitutional. - This is an attempt to destabilize the education system, where a group pretending to be a tribunal, together with bishops, undermines the government's actions - Barbara Nowacka, the Minister of Education, tells Onet. She announces that the government wi…
The Constitutional Tribunal has ruled unanimously that the regulation of the Ministry of National Education of 17 January 2025, which introduces from 1 September 2025 one hour of religion or ethics per week, taking place immediately before or after compulsory classes, is inconsistent with the Constitution.
The regulation of the Ministry of National Education reducing the number of religious education lessons per week from two hours to one is inconsistent with the Constitution.
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