ÎNVĂȚĂMÂNTUL RELIGIOS ÎN ROMÂNIA MODERNĂ
THE CONFESSIONAL EDUCATION IN THE MODERN ROMANIA

Summary/Abstract: In Romania, religious education is included in all pre-tertiary studies: primary, secondary, high school and vocational education. It was first included in the Public Instruction Law (1864). However, religious education was eliminated from these structures with the establishment and ruling of the communist totalitarian regime (1948-1989). Since 1989, religious education has been reinstated in public schools, initially under protocols between the Education Ministry and the religious cults officially recognised. Later, the Romanian State emitted several normative acts referring to this issue: the Constitution (1991), Education Law no. 84/1995, National Education Law no. 1/2011, the Cults Law no. 489/2006. Each recognized cult can organise doctrine-specific religious education, in both public or private schools. Therefore, students have the constitutional right to participate in religious classes, according to their own religious beliefs. Students may be able to not attend these classes either via their own written application (if they are adults) or their guardians (if they are minors). The ”Religion” discipline can be taught only by qualified education staff, in conformance with current legal norms, enabled on the basis of protocols between parties.

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