MOSCOW, October 18 (RAPSI) - Russia's Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a motion filed by one Dmitry Bondar asking to stop the teaching of the subject the Fundamentals of Religious Cultures and Secular Ethics at schools, RAPSI learned in the courtroom Friday.

According to the plaintiff, this subject as a part of compulsory curriculum violates his rights to the moral education of his daughter.

The representatives of the Education Ministry classified Bondar's arguments as inconsistent because school children or their parents can choose the way of studying this course without religious aspect.

Russia's Prosecutor General's Office along with the Justice Ministry also didn't find any good reasons to grant the plaintiff's motion.

Starting from September 2012, Russian fourth-graders have the opportunity to study a new subject called "Fundamentals of Religion." As part of the course, they can select a more detailed study of the principles of a particular religion, the history of all religions in general or ethics.