ESTADO LAICO E ENSINO FUNDAMENTAL: TRADIÇÃO, CULTURA E RELIGIÃO EM SALA DE AULA

Abstract

This study carries out some reflections on the secular state and religious teaching at school. It intends the following hypothesis: the school institution does not advocate secularism in religious education. And the question-problem is to what extent does the school comply with current Basic Education legislation on the teaching of religion in schools? To answer the research problem, we will bring overlaps between what governs the law on the subject and practice in schools. The research was instrumentalized on the theory in which the secularity of the State is a concept of normative nature, which incorporates and promotes a set of principles, whose function is invariably to institute a model of coexistence in society, namely the plurality of ideas and ways of life in force therein (UGARTE, 2013; TAYLOR, 2013). In view of this, the school is also secular, and it is not appropriate to bring impositions on one religion to the detriment of others. Bibliographically, this research is understood to investigate how some school positions on religion teaching, respect for diversity and all the aspects that make up this relationship are given. In view of the theoretical debate presented, the relevance of thinking about secularism in Basic Education is verified, since the documents that govern education recommend the insertion of religious teaching in schools. He understands that, in the case of a secular country, there must be freedom of expression and respect for the choice of the other both to worship and to manifest his creed also in the school environment.