School appeals entry bias against Traveller [IrishTimes]
- Published: 05 July 2011
JUDGMENT HAS been reserved in the case of a Tipperary secondary school which is appealing a ruling by the Equality Tribunal that it indirectly discriminated against Travellers when it refused a Traveller child admission.
CBS High School in Clonmel was appealing a decision by the Equality Tribunal that it should offer John Stokes a place and review its admissions policy to ensure that it did not indirectly discriminate against any pupil.
John (13), through his mother Mary and instructed by the Irish Traveller Movement Independent Law Centre, lodged the complaint against the school on the grounds that it had breached the Equal Status Act.
The Equality Tribunal ruled in favour of Ms Stokes last year but the High School appealed the ruling to Clonmel Circuit Court. Yesterday Judge Tom Teehan reserved judgment until July 25th after hearing submissions.
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