Increase in religious schools and home schooling could prevent ‘deeper social cohesion’, Julian Hill says
The Guardian – World —
Labor MP says some children reach adulthood without mixing with people from different cultures and religionsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA rise in faith-based education and home schooling risks Australian children growing up without any meaningful exposure to peers outside their cultural and ethnic groups, a Labor frontbencher says.Julian Hill, the Albanese government’s assistant minister for citizenship, customs and multicultural affairs, says recent educational trends are seeing some children reach adulthood without mixing with people from different cultures and religions. Continue reading...