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Should schools have to provide different classes for students who opt-out of religion?

Feb 22, 2018 14:37
By News Northern Sound
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Should schools have to provide different classes for students who opt-out of religion?

A circular has been issued by the Department of Education to say they’ll have to provide alternative tuition throughout the school year rather than supervised study.

The Minister says he doesn’t want any pupils left sitting at the back of the class or confined to the library.

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John Hamill from Atheist Ireland told The Wider View that parents will now have to seriously consider if religion classes are more important than academic advancement:

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