Lungul drum în lupta pentru dreptul copiilor la libertatea de gândire, de conștiință și de religie: piedici, presiuni, pași înainte
The long road in the fight for the right of children to freedom of thought, conscience and religion: obstacles, pressure, steps forward

Summary/Abstract: Among the many elements of religious (sometimes radical) proselytism present in the Romanian public schools – the religious symbols mounted in the classrooms, turning classrooms into chapels for religious services, building churches within school grounds, holding religious services in the vast majority of schools during school hours (including holding communion for children during hours allocated to mandatory subjects, often without the consent of parents and never with the consent of students) – in this study I will focus on the religious services held in public schools in Romania, during mandatory school hours. The study covers the civic efforts spanning 15 years, 2004 to 2019, towards raising awareness regarding this illegal situation. It highlights the complicity of public servants and politicians within the public educational system – from school principals to Ministers of Education – with the activities of the Romanian Orthodox Church that violate the fundamental rights of children.I showed that the public authorities in education don’t respect the fundamental rights of the children enrolled in the public system of education and do not consider the superior interest of the child, although they are required to do so by the laws and the Constitution.

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