Comprehensive education for Spain's children

Spain's conservative government announced an educational reform on Monday which would remove the subject Civic Education introduced by the previous socialist government from the curriculum. The left-liberal daily El País criticises the move: "The conflict over Civic Education is an artificial construct, played up by the intolerance of the Episcopal Conference and the radical sections of society that reject all education related to alternative family models and interpersonal relationships and the need to respect these differences. ... After all children are not the property of their parents. And a democratic and non-confessional state is obliged to organise the children's education in such a way that it is as comprehensive as possible, even if the content sometimes contradicts the personal convictions of the parents or their religions."

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