How is that different than Catholic/Christian schools here in the US that are not co- ed? Some Catholic schools have the kids in the same building but there is a boy's wing and a girl's wing. I would think if this was an independent (I'm reading private) school that it would be allowed. If it's a public school obviously a totally different scenario.

US taxpayers aren't paying for Catholic schools or the schools of any other religion.

http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/jun/14/taxpayers-should-not-fund-faith-schools


Labour is calling for cross-party talks on how religious education is conducted and monitored in the state sector as a special poll for the Observer shows widespread concerns about the use of taxpayers' money to fund faith schools in a multicultural Britain.

The survey by Opinium shows that 58% of voters now believe faith schools, which can give priority to applications from pupils of their faith and are free to teach only about their own religion, should not be funded by the state or should be abolished.

Kinda like those Christian voucher schools in the American South?

showing where they have them? Millions of Catholic parochial student parents would like them, too.

School vouchers are education tax dollars that are diverted from public schools to help subsidize the tuition of private and religious schools. Although a few states and cities have limited voucher programs, the only federally funded program is a pilot program in Washington, D.C. - See more at:

http://www.nsba.org/advocacy/federal-legislative-priorities/private-school-vouchers#sthash.AohXbDeJ.dpuf

I lost track of the article I was reading. I'll keep digging.

There are no taxpayer dollars paying for faith-based education here, as such education is financed in Britain.

There are a lot of religious right people who want it, but they haven't succeeded.

But, yes, the religious right has been trying for years.

I blushingly offer a retraction. MP

The only thing that gets to me lately are people pushing false stories about Hillary.

Did not realize that they funded religious schools. Also, as someone pointed out below the education might not be "equal" to both genders so it would breach their equality laws.

The article clearly says this is about private schools.

for the boys and girls. I was attending them decades ago. Dancing.
Gasp! Touching one another. Rock and roll! Long, slow dancing to "Stairway to Heaven."

It's not at all the same thing.

Believe me Catholic is NOTHING like Muslim...even the nuns now dress in street clothes..when I went to school they dressed in their black habits..lucky I got Sisters of Mercy at our school!

because this is about the STAFF, not the students.

Many schools have gendered classrooms, but that's not the issue here. This is an EMPLOYMENT problem. You can have an all boys school, but you can't prohibit women from working there. You can't treat female employees differently than male employees. You can't assign rights and duties based on gender.

Treat them the way that we'd treat a Christian baker that refused to bake a cake for a gay couple. Force them to comply, or shut the school/fine them into nonexistence.

has the will and the physical courage to stand up to them.

Remember why news organizations and Hollywood already worry about their safety if they don't stay alert to the new rules, and this is only 2016.

what's next? Nancy Pelosi? Voting Democrat?

What are you talking about? Are you a right winger?

Tax payer funds is given to the religious institutions in the UK correct?

Of course we have that problem here in America because of the republican christofascists.

He was very cool! He was the only male, we also had a really cool female (non nun) teacher...

...looking back she was so very skinny, I wonder if she had an eating disorder before any one heard of such a thing?

see? I agree that what is being done is horrid..and I believe taxpayer funds should be withheld!

was that the public schools paid a lot better.

but besides that he was a good teacher.

nt

The parents choose to send their children there. We may not agree with it, but if all participants are there voluntarily and agree to it, I'm not sure what can be done.

What you can do is say "if you continue to segregate your school you will lose all taxpayer funds."


They are entitled to their backwards belief. They are not entitled to get money from the Treasury.


Most people when confronted with a choice between "there sincerely held beliefs" and money they choose money.

There are faith-based schools in Britain that get taxpayer funding, but not these ones.

And they may not be entitled to their backward belief, either: "We have referred this case to the EHRC (Equality and Human Rights Commission) so they can consider whether the school has breached the Equalities Act, and we will consider carefully the inspection report on the school to determine what action to take against any potential breaches in the independent school standards".

If they don't change they should lose all taxpayer funds.

while preaching for the destruction of the west and England.

I guess if we're stupid enough to allow it how can we complain.

It says so, in the article. It says 'independent'. But they may get stopped anyway, because it may break the Equality Act legislation.

A screen so that the male and female teachers can't see each other isn't a very Catholic thing, I'd say.