MEDIA RELEASE 13 March 2012 Overwhelming support for continuation of ethics classes Evidence presented to the NSW parliamentary committee of Inquiry into ethics classes in the state’s primary schools shows overwhelming parent and public support for the continuation of the classes. parents4ethics spokesman David Hill says “the hearings have clearly demonstrated that apart from the more…

Liberal and National Opposition parties in NSW are denying parents the right to choose an alternative to Scripture classes in the state’s primary schools. parents4ethics wants the Liberal and National parties to rethink their announcement, that they will reverse the NSW government’s decision to introduce ethics classes if they win the March state election.  This more…

NEWS RELEASE 19 October, 2010 ETHICS CLASSES SHOULD START IN 2011 Ethics classes should be immediately approved for all public primary schools in NSW according to parents4ethics, a parent body which wants the state government to urgently adopt the recommendations of a report by an independent assessor. parents4ethics spokesperson David Hill, former managing director of more…

NEWS RELEASE 11 September 2010 O’Farrell should listen to parents parents4ethics wants the NSW Liberal Opposition to clearly state where it stands on the question of ethics classes being offered in NSW state schools as an option to Special Religious Education (Scripture). Spokesperson David Hill welcomed Opposition Leader Barry O’Farrell’s commitment to assessing the evaluation more…

ETHICS CLASSES IN 2011 parents4ethics wants early decision Ethics classes should be a permanent option for all NSW public primary school children from next year. parents4ethics is urging the Education Minister, Verity Firth to make an early and positive decision following the independent evaluation, of the successful 10-week Ethics trial, in ten NSW primary schools. more…