The measures were due to go into effect at the start of the new school year next week.
The measures were due to go into effect at the start of the new school year next week.
It is “unfair towards students attending religious classes”, says the Catholic church.
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A further, more detailed plan will be announced next week.
The situation has now “stabilised” but is still “serious”, says the health minister.
He ensured that textbooks would be checked to ensure they are free from “ideological content”.
The full extent of the problem is unknown as no nationwide statistics are collected.
Official data show declining attendance.
The youngest three year groups will return next Monday.
Wojciech Kość
After 30 years, fewer pupils are attending religion classes than ever before.
Poland is now one step from full lockdown, the prime minister warned.
The restrictions go into force from Saturday.
“What is lacking today is academic freedom,” says the newly appointed minister.
Paweł Marczewski
The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated structural problems in Polish education.
The city authorities says they are simply enforcing the secular state in accordance with the constitution.