DCHP-3

neutral school

Que.
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a non-sectarian school not offering religious instruction as part of its regular curriculum but permitting such instruction by a special teacher or clergyman on an extra-curricular basis for parents who desire it.

Quotations

1961
Quebec's 96-member legislative assembly will soon face a storm beside which the rumpus over "neutral" schools will look like a polite difference of opinion.
1966
Paul-Emile Cardinal Leger . . . spoke out yesterday on two key Quebec subjects--neutral schools and civil marriage.