25. Staff  26. Class-child ratio  (13) In the case of any person who is held in lawful detention, the provisions of subsection  (1), subsection (2)( d ) and ( e ) and subsection (3) of this section shall not apply in relation to his or  her trial for a criminal offence under the law regulating the discip line of persons held in such  detention.  (14) In this section "criminal offence" means a criminal offence under the law in force in  Botswana. (1) Except with his or her own consent, no person shall be  hindered in the enjoyment of his  or her freedom of conscience, and for the purposes of this section the said freedom includes  freedom of thought and of religion, freedom to change his or her religion or belief, and freedom,  either alone or in community wit h others, and both in public and in private, to manifest and  propagate his or her religion or belief in worship, teaching, practice and observance. (2) Every religious community shall be entitled, at its own expense, to establish and  maintain places of education and to manage any place of education which it wholly maintains; and  no such community shall be prevented from providing religious instruction for persons of that  community in the course of any education provided at any place of education which it w holly  maintains or in the course of any education which it otherwise provides. (3) Except with his or her own consent (or, if he or she is a minor, the consent of his or her  guardian) no person attending any place of education shall be required to receive  religious  instruction or to take part in or attend any religious ceremony or observance if that instruction,  ceremony or observance relates to a religion other than his or her own. (4) No person shall be compelled to take any oath which is contrary to hi s or her religion or  belief or to take any oath in a manner which is contrary to his or her religion or belief. (5) Nothing contained in or done under the authority of any law shall be held to be  inconsistent with or in contravention of this section to th e extent that the law in question makes  provision which is reasonably required -  and except so far as that provision or, as the case may be, the thing done under the authority  thereof is shown not to be reaso nably justifiable in a democratic society.  (1) Except with his or her own consent, no person shall be hindered in the enjoyment of his  or her freedom of expression, that is to say, freedom to hold opin ions without interference,  freedom to receive ideas and information without interference, freedom to communicate ideas  ( a )  in the interests of defence, public safety, public order, public morality or public health; or ( b )  for the purpose of protecting the rights and freedoms of other persons,  including the right  to observe and practise any religion without the unsolicited intervention of members of  any other religion,  ( c )  subsection (2)( c ) of this section to the extent that the law in question imposes reasonable  conditions that must be satisfied if witnesses called to testify on behalf of an  accused  person are to be paid their expenses out of public funds; ( d )  subsection (5) of this section to the extent that the law in question authorizes a court to  try a member of a disciplined force for a criminal offence notwithstanding any trial and  conviction or acquittal of that member under the disciplinary law of that force, so,  however, that any court so trying such a member and convicting him or her shall in  sentencing him or her to any punishment take into account any punishment awarded him  or herunder that disciplinary law; ( e )  subsection (8) of this section to the extent that the law in question authorizes a court to  convict a person of a criminal offence under any customary law to which, by virtue of that  law, such person is subject. 11.  Protection of freedom of conscience  12.  Protection of freedom of expression  Copyright Government of Botswana