Editing Mission of the Holy Spirit (section)

==Education==
Some extremists in the sect keep their children out of the public schools and have made various attempts at educating their children themselves. This has led to ongoing conflict with the provincial government.

In 2004 the Institut Laflèche, an illegal school founded by the sect, was ordered closed by the [[Ministry of Education and Higher Education (Quebec)|Ministry of Education]]. Teaching was carried out by volunteer parents and ignored the provincial curriculum.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/323594/mission-saint-esprit|title = Des résultats scolaires désastreux|website=ici.radio-canada.ca}}</ref> The decision to close the school was confirmed by the [[Superior Court of Quebec]] in 2007.

Refusing to send their children to the public schools, the members of the Mission decided to homeschool them, under the supervision of the [[Commission scolaire des Samares|Samares school board]]. In 2006 test results showed low pass rates in mathematics (59% in primary school, 27% in secondary school) and in reading (61% in primary school, 48% in secondary school).<ref name="auto1"/>

In 2016, the Ministry of Education allowed the opening of a private school, the Accord school, in [[Saint-Paul, Quebec|Saint-Paul]]. The school was to conform to the provincial curriculum and have qualified teachers. The pupils would have to pray twice a day and recite a booklet containing the principal beliefs of the sect twice a week.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/811191/ecole-mission-esprit-saint-lanaudiere|title=Québec autorise une école pour la Mission de l'Esprit-Saint|author=Zone Société {{!}} ICI.Radio-Canada.ca|website=ici.radio-canada.ca}}</ref> In 2019, the Ministry of Education withdrew the school's permit on the grounds of failure to follow the law on private schools. Notably, the school had reported an enrollment of 15 pupils for the academic year 2018–2019 whereas it actually had more than 60. It also lacked qualified teachers and adequate financial resources.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2019/09/20/un-lieu-de-culte-illegal-de-la-mission-de-lesprit-saint-demasque-grace-a-je|access-date=|title = Un lieu de culte illégal de la Mission de l'Esprit Saint démasqué grâce à J.E.}}</ref> Legal action has been required to force the school to release the names of the children enrolled.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/quebec-religious-group-complies-with-court-order-to-release-names-of-children-1.24077071 |title=Quebec religious group complies with court order to release names of children {{!}} Prince George Citizen |website=www.princegeorgecitizen.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215025054/https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/quebec-religious-group-complies-with-court-order-to-release-names-of-children-1.24077071 |archive-date=2020-02-15}} </ref>