The government is likely to ignore the ruling as it regards the court as an unlawful body in its current form.
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Majority of Poles support reducing Catholic catechism teaching in schools
But half of people still want religion classes to take place in public schools.
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Far fewer Ukrainian refugee children started school in Poland than expected after benefits change
Only 20,000 new Ukrainian children signed up, compared to estimates of up to 80,000.
School religion classes should be compulsory for all students, says Polish cardinal
“Without knowledge of Christianity, it will be difficult for young people to understand the modern world.”
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A change in the law has led to around 40,000 new Ukrainian pupils attending school.
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Around 20% of material is being cut from the curriculum.
Poland training intercultural assistants as school becomes compulsory for Ukrainian refugees
“We are doing our best to make Polish schools as prepared as possible,” says the education minister.
Poland introduces “slimmed-down” school curriculum cutting content by 20%
The new programme will give teachers and students “more time for calmer and in-depth” learning, says the education ministry.
Poland seeks to make school sports facilities available evenings, weekends and holidays
The government has allocated over 300 million zloty (€69 million) to its “Active School” programme.
Polish parliament approves linking child benefits for Ukrainian refugees with school enrolment
Poland is home to almost 1 million Ukrainian refugees, the second-highest figure in Europe after Germany.
Attending school to be mandatory for Ukrainian refugee children in Poland from September
It is estimated that there are at least tens of thousands of Ukrainian children in Poland who do not attend local schools.
Polish city calls for end to municipal funding of Catholic catechism classes in schools
Wrocław, Poland’s third-largest city, spends millions of zloty a year on religion classes even though now only a minority of pupils attend them.
Church apologises after priest filmed holding down child at special needs school
The school has suspended the priest and police have passed evidence on to prosecutors.
Only 29% attend Catholic catechism in Warsaw high schools as church warns of “wave of apostasies”
Three years ago, the figure was 44%.
