Hi, so I've just recently started Sixth Form, and after settling in they're telling us we must do RE next half term. I'm off on the day it happens, so they expect me to come in for the one hour and then go home. I was planning on using this day off to find work experience once I'm more settled in.
As somebody who is not religiously inclined in any way, I find this an outrage. We were not told that we'd have to do this, and it wasn't on the agreement they made us sign. I got an A* in RE at GCSE, so I'm sure that should be enough religion for a non-religious person.
Ranting aside, is there any way I can opt out of the subject? I've been looking around online and it says I can, but apparently the school is threatening to remove anybody that refuses to attend. I'm not the only person who feels this way, so getting any information would help. My mum is also on board with me not doing RE, because she appreciates that I hated it at GCSE and I'm an atheist anyway, so it doesn't benefit me.
If you could provide me with any information at all, I'd be massively grateful. Thanks in advance!
PS: I copied this because I'd pasted it in the wrong sub-forum, so hopefully that one can be deleted. Sorry for the inconvenience.