Secular Party Submission
7 June 2007
The Secular Party has argued that school uniforms should not make allowances for religious sensibilities. Rather than being an infringement of religious liberties, as is commonly supposed, such a policy is actually protective of religious freedom. Equal opportinity legislation specifies freedom to choose between religions. We argue that dressing school children, especially young children, in religious costumes serves to remove this freedom of choice, not enhance it.
