Catholic Schools

[brushstroke]

I know someone that has entered their children into a Catholic school, because the school has an excellent reputation. My friend and his wife are not Catholic, nor are they too good at reading or writing, so decided to give their children the best chance possible, and entered them into this school.
I'm not sure if this is against the law or what, but, he just wants to give his childen the best chance possible.

What do ya think?

 

[Elizabeth]

Against the law?????? No..I don't believe so.

 

[lobito]

Most Catholic schools won't mind, as long as the tuition is paid when due.

Lo

 

[morninggirl5]

Most Catholic schools won't mind, as long as the tuition is paid when due.

Lo

Or the kid becomes a discipline problem. Then they really mind.

 

[JazzManJim]

There's no law agaist a non-Catholic being in a Catholic school. Sheesh.

Most private schools, especially religious ones, have a code of conduct to which they hold all their students. They always give a copy to the student and the parents and make very sure that they understand and will adhere to it before they admit a student, regardless of their religion. Oftentimes, such rules include classes on religion (usually one based on the religion of the school, and one on comparative religion).

I graduated from a Baptist high school. We had a few non-Baptists (or, as we like to call them, Heathens whose Dark Souls and Godless Ways have them in the Fast Lane to Hell) in the school and there was no big deal.

 

[Moridin187]

....or, as we like to call them, Heathens whose Dark Souls and Godless Ways have them in the Fast Lane to Hell....

That's not really funny dude.. I had a friend who went to a catholic high school who wasn't catholic.. The kind of shit she took from people daily drove her to self-mutilation and attempted suicide...

 

[Aphrodisiac]

Its not against the law at all... the Catholic school do not make it mandatory for thier students to be catholic ...

They welcome each and every individual ...

I remember my father used to drive by the catholic school in our area every time I misbehaved or some thing he would threaten me & tell me he was going to have the nuns teach me a lesson. It freaked me out & hence I am a good girl still today.

 

[JazzManJim]

That's not really funny dude.. I had a friend who went to a catholic high school who wasn't catholic.. The kind of shit she took from people daily drove her to self-mutilation and attempted suicide...

My apologies. It's always been the running joke among those Baptists who didn't have their humor glands removed upon entering the church. There are precious few of us around, though.

I am sorry your friend had such a bad experience. In my school, like I said, there were a couple non-Baptists and w didn't really give them any static. There was a big-time rule against us doing that and the teachers looked out very carefully for such things.

 

[princess4u]

you don't have to be catholic to be admitted to a catholic school - but you must be able to pay your tuition - it is generally higher for "non-parishioners," i.e., non-catholics - and religion classes are "mandatory" as well as daily prayer

as in most school situations, there are kids who are "brutal" and catholic kids are no different - it can be difficult being a non-catholic student in a catholic school ~

 

[Weird Harold]

I once had a Catholic school pinted out to be and decribed as, "The leading contributor to the local population explosion."

 

[LadyFyre]

I am an atheist, and I attended Catholic high school. About 50% of our students were non-catholic (most were christian of some sort, but some were jewish, some were muslim, and some of us were otherwise entirely). It was challenging at times to not offend the most conservative of students, but for the most part not a problem. Also, my tuition was no higher than anyone else's, though I was most definitely NOT a parishioner.
Every catholic school will have it's own rules, but it's certainly not against the law, nor do most schools have rules against such things. Good luck to your friends' kid - catholic school can be a great start, or it can be a terrible time for all involved. Lets hope things go well.

 

[kotori]

My friend and his wife are not Catholic . . .
I'm not sure if this is against the law or what, but, he just wants to give his childen the best chance possible.

This is in the UK? I think there, the government supports religious schools. Catholic for the Catholics, Protestant the Protestants, Moslim for the Moslims. We here in the States sometimes don't begin to know how good we have it. Even England--that which we consider the root and source of all our ideas of civil liberty--has very diferent notions on some things we take for granted. That's because we granted them to ourselves--Bill of Rights and all.

 

[Mensa]

I once attended a public school that was built right next to a Catholic school. The playgrounds adjoined, the only thing separating them was a twelve foot high chain-link fence.

The Catholic girls wore uniforms (pleated tartan skirts). One of their favourite pastimes was to stand with their backs to the fence and slide down to sit on the ground during recess. This caused their skirts to ride up at the back so that from the front it looked fine but from our vantage point behind, we could see their knickers. They would stay like this during the entire recess pretending they didn't know what kind of peep show they were giving us. The nuns never caught them either, so it was every day, weather permitting.

Catholic girls could be full of the Devil, at times.

 

[Fly_On_Wall]

in my city there are Catholic schools. and half as many public schools, there are 2 school boards both governmnent fonded. you can send your kids to whatever one you want so long as you pat the taxes to that board.

nothing sais you must be catholic to go to a catholic school... I have a muslum in my class, onlything that wasn't in our school were Jewish people. they all sent their kids to public school cause catholic school you need 4 religion credits to graduate.

there's no problem with what your friends are doing.

 

[jass1960]

I'm not sure if this is against the law or what, but, he just wants to give his childen the best chance possible.

What do ya think?

It is not against the law and no they won't have to pay tuition fees either. So if it is a good school I recommend that they go for it - on the proviso that they know that there will be some religous instruction.

 

[bluespoke]

Its certainly not illegal in the UK brushstroke, but the facts are that UK Catholic schools generally have 100% Catholic intakes.

There are, however, some moves to force them to take a percentage of non-Catholics.