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==Overview of the situation==
=Overview=
Belgium is divided into two communities - the Flemish (Dutch) speaking community known as Flanders (Vlaanderen) and the French speaking community known as Wallonia. This page solely covers the situation in Flanders until more knowledge is gained about the situation in Wallonia.


==Flemish Education System==
Article 24 of the Belgian Constitution provides that every child has the right to education. Moreover, freedom of education here means that parents are free to choose whether their children to a public school or community-based school e.g. catholic school. At present (Nov 2010), there is no law banning religious symbols in public schools. Individual school boards can, however, determine whether a child may be allowed to wear his religious symbol or not. If a child refuses to take off his religious symbol, the child can, and in many cases in the past, has been denied admission to the school.


=Religious Symbols=
=Flemish Education System=
 
Schools in the Flemish education system can be divided into three groups: public schools, subsidized public schools and subsidized private schools.
 
Public schools are organized by the Flemish government and are required by the Belgian constitution to be neutral. This means that everyone should be able to attend and the religious, philosophical or ideological convictions of parents and pupils must be respected. An administrative body, which unites all the public schools in Flanders is known as [GO!].
 
Subsidized public schools includes the municipal education, urban and provincial schools. They are united in umbrella organizations: the Secretariat of the Association of Flemish Cities and Municipalities (OVSG) and the Provincial Education Flanders (POV).
 
Subsidized private schools consist primarily of Catholic schools. They are united under a body known as the Flemish Secretariat for Catholic Education (VSKO), also known as the "Guimard". There are also Protestant and Jewish schools among others. In addition to these denominational schools, there are also private schools that are not linked to religion eg alternative schools (Freinet, Montessori, etc).
 
==Religious Symbols==


TBD
TBD


==History until 2009==
=History until 2009=


TBD
TBD


==Campaign by the Belgian Sikh Community==
=Initiatives by the Belgian Sikh Community=
=Internationaal Committe=
==Collaboration with Internationaal Committe==
TBD
TBD
==Black Book (Zwartboek)==
=Links=
http://sikhs.be/TulbandEnOnderwijs.html (Dutch)

Revision as of 09:26, 20 November 2010

Overview

Belgium is divided into two communities - the Flemish (Dutch) speaking community known as Flanders (Vlaanderen) and the French speaking community known as Wallonia. This page solely covers the situation in Flanders until more knowledge is gained about the situation in Wallonia.

Article 24 of the Belgian Constitution provides that every child has the right to education. Moreover, freedom of education here means that parents are free to choose whether their children to a public school or community-based school e.g. catholic school. At present (Nov 2010), there is no law banning religious symbols in public schools. Individual school boards can, however, determine whether a child may be allowed to wear his religious symbol or not. If a child refuses to take off his religious symbol, the child can, and in many cases in the past, has been denied admission to the school.

Flemish Education System

Schools in the Flemish education system can be divided into three groups: public schools, subsidized public schools and subsidized private schools.

Public schools are organized by the Flemish government and are required by the Belgian constitution to be neutral. This means that everyone should be able to attend and the religious, philosophical or ideological convictions of parents and pupils must be respected. An administrative body, which unites all the public schools in Flanders is known as [GO!].

Subsidized public schools includes the municipal education, urban and provincial schools. They are united in umbrella organizations: the Secretariat of the Association of Flemish Cities and Municipalities (OVSG) and the Provincial Education Flanders (POV).

Subsidized private schools consist primarily of Catholic schools. They are united under a body known as the Flemish Secretariat for Catholic Education (VSKO), also known as the "Guimard". There are also Protestant and Jewish schools among others. In addition to these denominational schools, there are also private schools that are not linked to religion eg alternative schools (Freinet, Montessori, etc).

Religious Symbols

TBD

History until 2009

TBD

Initiatives by the Belgian Sikh Community

Collaboration with Internationaal Committe

TBD

Black Book (Zwartboek)

Links

http://sikhs.be/TulbandEnOnderwijs.html (Dutch)