Scottish Secularists Want to Curb Churches’ Role in Education

Country: United Kingdom

Date of incident: January 14, 2014

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Secularists in Scotland have called on the government to remove religious representatives from education committees. Under the Local Government Act 1973, local authority education committees are required to appoint three representatives from religious organisations and the Edinburgh Secular Society wants to see a change in the law.

Sources: http://www.christiantoday.com/article/scottish.secularists.want.church.reps.removed.from.education.committees/35383.htm
http://www.christian.org.uk/news/scots-secularists-bid-to-curb-churches-role-in-education/