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Thread #107005   Message #2215008
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
13-Dec-07 - 11:46 PM
Thread Name: BS: Moslem viewpoint
Subject: RE: BS: Moslem viewpoint
Schooling is fragmented in Canada, esp. in western Canada. In Alberta, Hutterite schooling, although supposedly to provincial level, is held within the colony and teachers must not dispute Hutterite practices.
Of course in Canada, Catholic schools are separate, non-catholic children are met only outside of the school framework except for competitive athletics.
Moreover, private and charter schools are very popular; they range from fundamentalist evangelical to secular. More and more children are seen in the uniforms of their schools which receive provincial funds here in Alberta at the level of public schools. Moreover, home schooling is permitted; the student must take provincial exams but a high standard is not enforced.
Jewish and muslim schools are available, although the moderates use the public system.

Even the most secular of the private schools tend to promote Protestant belief.