Debate over choice of religious education could be informed by teaching of Irish [IrishTimes.com]
- Published: 19 April 2011
RITE AND REASON: Faith can be expressed in schools without friction for those pupils exempt from religion
THE VAST majority (more than 90 per cent) of Irish primary or national schools are under denominational patronage. Whether State support for religiously-affiliated schools is desirable from civic and educational perspectives, and whether this support will prove financially realistic, are large issues. But we do not operate from a clean slate – we are where we are in respect of the control and management of schools.
Choice of schools is a very vexed issue and there is a knot of confusion surrounding it.
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