We didn’t learn about Sikhism in school (actually UK here)
Comment on Sikh 'barred from Birmingham jury service' for religious sword
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 11 months agoI mean Sikhs have a special dispensation in law explicitly to carry the kirpan to court. It does suck for someone to have a specific law saying “you can definitely do this in this place” and have a rent-a-cop claim his personal decision is more important than the law of the country and a lifetime of religion and culture.
Especially as most kids learn about the 5 K of Sikhism in school.
FastAndBulbous@lemmy.world 11 months ago
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
I’ve been out of education (both as a student and educator) for nearly a decade now, but a quick Google tells me that NATRE, AREIAC, AULRE, SACRE and the REC all recommend education on Christianity, Baha’iism, Hinduism, Jainism, Judaism, Islam, Sikhism, Zoroastrianism, and Humanism but YMMV by teacher, school, LEA, your personal attendance etc.
Halosheep@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Where do kids learn about Sikhism in school? Definitely not here in the states.
aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
I would assume they are talking about UK schools, because that is where the event in the article occurred.
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
in RE class (religious education)
christophski@feddit.uk 11 months ago
We are definitely made aware of it in school, though not in-depth
FastAndBulbous@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Not at my school we weren’t.
christophski@feddit.uk 11 months ago
This would have been around 2008 for me, secondary school