Rejected petition Repeal requirement for collective worship in schools

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Currently the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 requires:
"each pupil in attendance at a community, foundation or voluntary school shall on each school day take part in an act of collective worship."

We believe that this is out of place in a modern society and would like the government to amend the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 to no longer require this.

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Date submitted 6 August 2011
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