Clonmel school wins admission appeal [schooldays.ie]
- Published: 26 July 2011
A school has won its appeal against a decision that found it had discriminated against a traveller boy by refusing him admission.
In a judgement delivered yesterday (July 25th) at Clonmel Circuit Court, Judge Thomas Teehan rejected an earlier ruling by the Equality Tribunal that the Christian Brothers High School had acted against the law by refusing 13-year-old John Stokes admission.
He said a rule that only guarantees entry to those who had a parent or brother attend the facility is a necessary step in creating a balanced and proportionate admissions policy.
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