Conscience clause 1660627 223604725 2008-07-04T21:06:29Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other {{Anglican Portal}} :''This article is about the conscience clause in 19th-century education. For legal conscience clauses relating to certain types of medicine, see [[Conscience clause (medical)]].'' The '''conscience clause''' was an important term in [[education]] in [[England]] throughout much of 19th century. In this context, it referred to permitting parents of schoolchildren to withdraw them from [[Church of England]] worship services or other school activities that violated the parents' religious principles. [[Category:19th century]] [[Category:History of education]] [[Category:Religion and education]] {{education-stub}} {{Anglican-stub}}