Schools must serve fried food no more than twice a week, cook using seasonal and local products, and include fruit or vegetables in meals.
Schools must serve fried food no more than twice a week, cook using seasonal and local products, and include fruit or vegetables in meals.
In Gdańsk, the Motława River has frozen for the first time since 2011.
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Mikołaj Pawlak justified his decision by saying that “children must be protected from criminals”.
Results would be entered into a national database to help track children’s development and identify sporting talent.
Poland’s main teachers union called the situation “absolutely unfathomable” and “unacceptable”.
The announcement sparked opposition among Polish teachers, who say that this should be used as an opportunity to improve learning conditions.
A Catholic commentator pointed out that political agitation is an “unworthy use of the sacred day”.
In Poland, religion classes are hosted and funded by public schools but with curriculums and teachers chosen by the Catholic church.
Andrzej Duda says there is no “social acceptance” for the measures, which the opposition argued were intended to increase political control over education.
“Rainbow Friday” (Tęczowy Piątek) is held every year in October, with school authorities able to decide whether to take part.
Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk says the conservative government “really wants to change the brains of our children”
The caps will be in place for all of next year.
New data from Łódź and Częstochowa show further declines in attendance at Catholic catechism classes in schools.
The school system had been prepared for a rise.