{"id":156818,"date":"2026-09-08T22:32:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T02:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/chamber-of-deputies-approves-moral-and-civic-education-law-in-the-dr\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T22:32:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T02:32:43","slug":"chamber-of-deputies-approves-moral-and-civic-education-law-in-the-dr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/national\/chamber-of-deputies-approves-moral-and-civic-education-law-in-the-dr\/","title":{"rendered":"Chamber of Deputies approves Moral and Civic Education law in the DR"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Moral and Civic Education will be mandatory in Dominican schools<\/h2>\n\n<p>The Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic took a decisive step in the comprehensive education of students by approving, in a second reading, the bill that establishes the mandatory teaching of the subject of Moral and Civic Education. This provision will be applied in both public and private educational centers throughout the national territory.<\/p>\n\n<p>This legislative initiative is the result of the merger of two proposals previously submitted by deputies Liz Adriana Mieses D\u00edaz and Jorge Manuel Zorrilla Gonz\u00e1lez, who unified efforts to consolidate this regulation in the pre-university education system.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strengthening civic values<\/h3>\n\n<p>Legislator Liz Adriana Mieses highlighted the importance of this measure, underscoring that the main objective is to provide students with tools that foster respect for institutions, social responsibility, and love for the homeland. According to the congresswoman, the focus should not be limited solely to professional preparation, but also to the formation of exemplary citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>It is not enough to train good professionals; we need to train good citizens. A society with values is built in the classrooms, teaching from an early age that we all have rights, but also duties and responsibilities to others and to our country.<\/p><cite>Liz Adriana Mieses D\u00edaz, deputy for the National District.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A permanent State policy<\/h3>\n\n<p>The project seeks for the teaching of this subject to transcend government administrations, becoming a State policy that guarantees its permanence over the years. Mieses positively valued the Ministry of Education&#8217;s support to reintegrate these contents into the curriculum, ensuring that this law will serve as the necessary legal support to institutionalize such an effort.<\/p>\n\n<p>After having passed the two regulatory readings in the Chamber of Deputies, the bill will now continue its corresponding legislative process within the National Congress for its subsequent enactment.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moral and Civic Education will be mandatory in Dominican schools The Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic took a decisive step in the comprehensive education of students by approving, in a second reading, the bill that establishes the mandatory teaching of the subject of Moral and Civic Education. 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