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As reported on tonights ABC News. Fred Nile has demanded the removal of the Ethics Classes in order to get his support for the controversial public sector wages bill. Education Minister Adrian Piccolli has reportedly stated that this will not be happening, however, we would like you to contact your MP, especially if you are more…

In what would seem to be an attack of sanity, the NSW Liberal/National Coalition have decided to back the Ethics classes after all. This is great news, read more here.

(Indication of interest requested by December 17, 2010) Please find attached information re : Primary Ethics which has gone to primary school principals this week. They were requested by the DET to send letters about Primary Ethics ONLY to the parents of kids who ‘opt out’ about Yet we know many of our supporter’s children more…

The official website for the Ethics Class, now entitled “Primary Ethics” has launched. If you want to volunteer or get any other information please refer to that site from now on. We will keep parents4ethics going as an archive and just in case there is any trouble down the line but from now on please more…

ETHICS SECOND READING SPEECH Mr Speaker, the introduction of an ethics course to run alongside Special Religious Education – SRE or scripture – provides an important choice for the public school parents of NSW. Such a course fills a gap identified by individual parents and the NSW Federation of Parents and Citizens Associations. For many more…

As many of you know we can again be elated! Here is the link to ABC TV News at 7pm 25/11/10 breaking the story (ABC radio was actually first) on the NSW Government introducing legislation tomorrow to enshrine ethics classes in law. (It made 3rd story with a live cross to parliament house). http://www.abc.net.au/news/video/2010/11/25/3076765.htm With more…

The report is out! The DET need your feedback. Use our useful form to tell them that you support the Ethics Classes and how they should handle the recommendations.

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…

The NSW Department of Education and Training (DET) has released the report in to the School Ethics Trial. Read it here. The DET are asking for feedback on the report. When you have read it, send your comments on the recommendations (Pages 82-83) to the DET using our form

We now have a twitter account. http://twitter.com/parents4ethics. Come and follow us, tell your friends!

Who are we?

parents4ethics is a group of parents who share a common view that children not attending Special Religious Education (SRE) classes should be provided with an alternative. parents4ethics demand an end to discrimination in the public education system, where children who opt out of SRE classes are not allowed education or instruction on ethics, morals, values, or religions.