The Australian State of Queensland’s Department of Education and Training have warned school principals that they are expected to take action against students caught evangelising to their peers. “While not explicitly prohibited by the (legislation), nor referenced in the Religious Instruction (RI) policy, the department expects schools to take appropriate action if aware that students participating in RI are evangelising to students who do not,” says the department’s report, as such evangelising, “could adversely affect the school’s ability to provide a safe, supportive and inclusive ­environment.” Departmental policy defines “evangelising” as “preaching or advocating a cause or religion with the object of making converts to Christianity” and cite as examples sharing Christmas cards that refer to Jesus’s birth, creating Christmas tree decorations to give away and making beaded bracelets to give to friends “as a way of sharing the good news about Jesus”.