Religion in Schools

Religion classes is discussed and has chance to become compulsory in Romanian schools. Ministry of Education has to discuss the proposal to introduce religion as a compulsory class from 1 to 10 grade. It is the request of all Churches in Romania. According to officials form Ministry of Education until 25 of August there will be a decison on whether religion will be compulsory in school curricula or stay optional.

There are more than 10 500 religion teachers as the curricula up to now records relgion as optional and only from 1 to 8 grade. Rising it up to the 10 grade and making it compulsory will solve the problem of about 3000 graduates that are qualified in the field of religion, now unemployed or temporary, part time employed.

Employing about 3000 qualified teachers in religion especially in rural areas will diminish the around 70 % rate of non-qualifed teachers that the Ministry of Education is confronted with since about three years.