CCLA objects to Gideons distributing Bible in public schools

For years, the Waterloo Region District School Board has given the Gideons permission to offer free Bibles to fifth grade students in public schools. On December 4, 2009, CCLA wrote to the Board criticizing the governing policy and its historical and current application. Public schools should not be used as a vehicle for the promotion of one religion over another, or indeed the promotion of religious life over secular life.

• Read CCLA’s letter to the Board
• Read a CCLA opinion piece in the Waterloo Region Record
• Read more about religion in schools