Creationist faith schools?

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Macwomble · 20/08/2011 15:57

I'm not a religious person but I do encourage my children to be open minded.
I have just received the application for my sons secondary school in September 2012.
There isn't a great choice of schools as the money that was meant to invigorate the schools in the area has been taken away there is a C of E comp which is the school his primary is a feeder for or there is one a bit further away which is falling down but not a church school, however there seems to be money available for a creationist church to build a multi million pound new school on the town's industrial estate.
Would you send your kids to a school where all the teachers believe that the earth is only 6000 years old and that dinosaur fossils are a test from god?

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ninedragons · 20/08/2011 23:48

Absolutely no way. That sort of "education" could do life-long damage. I would move.

BirdOfPassage · 20/08/2011 23:45

Good God NO!

sue52 · 20/08/2011 18:00

No. I would have chosen to home educate instead.

GetOrfMoiCarbsClaire · 20/08/2011 17:55

Isn't there a creationist academy in the north east?

I would NOT send my child there. I would rather dd went to a sink school with no agenda.

jgbmum · 20/08/2011 17:53

Op are you certain of this?
It sounds very odd that either the council or the government would be willing to fund such a school. here is a link that says explicitly that the government will not support applications for creationist schools.
I would be really interested to learn more about this proposal (disclaimer: I am not nor ever have been a creationist!) Can you tell us where this is?

Corvax · 20/08/2011 17:44

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seeker · 20/08/2011 17:43

No.

kakapo · 20/08/2011 16:05

not a chance if they were teaching an unfounded belief as fact.

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