Easter at school

Religion should play no part in a state-funded education. If parents want their children to have a religious education, they should be prepared to pay for it.

A child's age appropriate version of Xianity was pretty well invented by Jesus in the teaching form of parables.

There is no need for young children to learn about the significance of JC's suffering and death. Most adults are puzzled by the Resurrection except when they are dead superstitious.

I went to a Catholic school so this was the norm when I was 5 or 6 My children went to what my FIL called a non denominational school ...the local school they saw these images too and had visits from the local minister once a week.
My son used to carry the wee angel off our Christmas tree in his pocket ,when his teacher in primary one discovered itIwas told not to let him take it to school as they "didn't believe in that stuff" Work that out ! They only went to the Protestant school to keep FIL happy in the first place but it was selective about which parts of the "christian" story it told.
The crucifixion was fine but no happy wee angels ....religion...eh ..you couldn't make it up Or is it that heaven and hell thing to keep them in their place?

I recall being aware of the reality of the crucifixion from an early age. If you are a Christian you don’t try to sanitise it.

Age appropriate is exactly right! Same with anything taught in school..it needs to be well matched to the children's/ students' stage of development.

........... but needs to be presented in an age appropriate way - or not at all in a state school.

There is no need for this level of detail. Children can be told that the gist of the fact that the bible story relates a murder, but not this grim detailed account.

Would children of this age be told every gruesome detail of the deaths of children in Ukraine; or of US prisoners in the electric chair; or of bloody details of a car accident? - no. And quite rightly.

Religion needs to conform to a level for decency and child protection.

Why would we expect children to hear this gruesome stuff, then go on to do maths or PE or play in the playground? It is so very wrong.

The Cruxifiction was gruesome. It is hard to sanitise it. It is central to the Christian faith.

Once, as head teacher, I invited a minister from a nearby church to come to our Infant school around Easter time to tell the children about the Christian festival. We were a community, not a faith school. I had to step in and stop his talk when he produced 6"nails! He had been briefed about age of children & the outline of what we felt was important for children to know: new life, hope etc. .It did not include details of how crucifixion is carried out!

that's unusual in CofE. sometimes happens in RC schools.
i guess it's up to her parents to complain.
what does the child feel about it.