Ethics initiative
The ethics initiative ( original and official spelling ethik.initiative ) was a cantonal popular initiative in the canton of Graubünden that was put to the vote on May 17, 2009. It had been submitted by the Graubünden cantonal section of the Juso and demanded the abolition of religious education and the introduction of ethics classes at elementary schools, which should be compulsory for all pupils and replace denominational religious education. The Grisons Grand Council rejected this referendum and proposed a counter-proposal, which was also put to the vote on May 17, 2009. This demanded the introduction of a compulsory school subject religious studies and ethics in addition to denominational religious instruction - which can be reduced to one hour per week - under the responsibility of the religious communities recognized under public law.
The counter-proposal of the Grand Council and the regional churches was accepted with a ratio of 70:30 and the ethics initiative was rejected.
Initiative text
- Popular initiative «ethik.initiative»
- Law for the elementary schools of the Canton of Graubünden (School Law)
- Art. 7 Ethics instruction
- Ethics lessons are given at the elementary school (1st to 9th grade). Ethics classes are compulsory regardless of religion.
- Counter-proposal of the Grand Council and the regional churches on the "ethik.initiative"
- Law for the elementary schools of the Canton of Graubünden (School Law)
- Art. 7 Religious instruction, religious studies and ethics
- 3 All pupils have to attend the school subject Religious Studies and Ethics.
supporter
The cantonal popular initiative was supported by the Juso Graubünden , the Jungfreisinnige Graubünden , SP Graubünden and the UNIA .
Similar initiatives
- The Pro Reli referendum in the State of Berlin took the opposite direction.