Protestant education suffers from 'inequality' [IrishTimes]
- Published: 08 May 2010
CHURCH OF IRELAND GENERAL SYNOD: THE CIRCUMSTANCE of Protestant schools in the Republic, in particular at secondary level, has been described as “quite bleak, and deeply frustrating” at the Church of Ireland General Synod which continues today at Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin.
The Archdeacon of Cork, Robin Bantry White, said education services which were available as a right to the rest of the population “are denied to parents, students and staff in our schools”.
He said the decision by former minister for education Batt O’Keeffe “to realign our schools out of the free scheme is continuing to cause hardship and suffering to the students in our schools and their parents”.]
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