Religious Observance (RO) is the name given to statutory worship in Scottish Schools, which may occur during the school day.
Religious observance may take the form of a religious element of a school morning assembly (e.g. prayers or hymn singing), a visit to a church for a service or a visit by a minister to a classroom where children are encouraged to join in prayer or are told that doctrinal material is fact, rather than it being discussed in a comparative or historical context.
All parents have the statutory right to withdraw their child from religious observance, all schools should inform parents of this right.
Criticism
Whilst all parents should be informed of their right to opt out of Religious Observance, a YouGov poll of 1000 parents found 39% of parents were not aware of their right to withdraw. This was commissioned by the Humanist Society Scotland in April 2012.
On 3 June 2013 the Scottish Secular Society launched a petition to ensure every parent gave express permission for their child to attend RO.
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