Three Mennonite families have already moved and two more will leave Quebec this week as faith-based education remains the issue in Roxton Falls, a small hamlet in the Eastern Townships.
Keith Wedel, pastor of Roxton Falls Church of God in Christ, Mennonite said yesterday he and other Canadian Mennonite leaders met Saturday in Montreal with provincial Education Department officials. A settlement, however, was not reached during the 21/2-hour meeting, Wedel said. A second session, he added, is expected to take place this week.
The key issue is the Mennonites' desire to provide their children in Roxton Falls with a faith-based education, including a Biblical account of creation, in a Mennonite-run school and with Mennonite teachers. The Education Department, however, insists that all teachers working in Quebec be certified under provincial guidelines and that they follow provincial curriculum in...