In Poland, the lower house of the parliament has adopted a draft law aimed at controlling the extracurricular programming provided by non-governmental organisations. Polish Minister of Education and Science Przemysław Czarnek has reasoned that the morality of children should be protected, but has received harsh criticism, British news portal The Guardian reports.
According to the bill, extracurricular activities run by non-governmental organisations in schools will need to be approved by a government-appointed supervisor. The law, passed by the Sejm on Thursday, January 13, and moving to the Senate, would also make it easier to fire school principals.
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Polish Minister of Education and Science Przemysław Czarnek, has explained that government-appointed supervisors should have the right to block any programming that would be «a threat to the morality of children», in particular when it comes to sexual education.
Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk, a leftwing lawmaker working in the opposition of the Sjem, argued on Twitter that instead of tackling depression or extreme poverty among Polish children, Czarnek was working «on the politicization of Polish schools», The Guardian reports.
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