Two Dublin schools to end Catholic-first policy

[Tmesis]

http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0123/schools.html

The Archdiocese of Dublin has approved a new school enrolment policy, which will see schools for the first time setting aside a quota of places for non-Catholic pupils.

It keeps two thirds of junior infant places for Catholics, but makes the rest available to non-Catholics.

This is a very, very small step in the right direction.

Of course, "The Archdiocese of Dublin" should have nothing to do with the education of children in this state, and neither should any other religion, in my opinion.

Segregating four and five year old children, who obviously are not mentally competent enough to hold a religious opinion, by the religious views of their parents is utterly nonsensical and anti-social.

At least the archdiocese are beginning to concede the anti-community, anti-social nature of their traditional enrolment policies.

[myk]

Well until the State buys all schools off religious bodies...

[cactus flower]

Cheers Tmesis - hope they are going to build a few new schools as well so that everyone can get a place close to home.

While they are at it, would the Boards of Management also stop segregating 4 year olds by gender - what do they actually think is going to happen if they let them mix?
Ireland is the only country left in europe who segregates children by gender in state funded schools.

[White Horse]

This is typical of the the Church having to step in to do something that the State should be doing.

The churches are quite entitled to offer places of education to the children of their members. However, it is the responsibility of the State to offer non-religious education to each child in the State.

This is a magnamimous gesture by the Church but is a step in the wrong direction.

It allows the government to escape their responsibility.

[cactus flower]

Very magnanimous of the Church also to accept 100% State funding of teachers and buildings and then to claim they own the schools

[Arminius]

http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0123/schools.html

The Archdiocese of Dublin has approved a new school enrolment policy, which will see schools for the first time setting aside a quota of places for non-Catholic pupils.

[quote:bcrgj2ks]It keeps two thirds of junior infant places for Catholics, but makes the rest available to non-Catholics.

This is a very, very small step in the right direction.

Of course, "The Archdiocese of Dublin" should have nothing to do with the education of children in this state, and neither should any other religion, in my opinion.

Segregating four and five year old children, who obviously are not mentally competent enough to hold a religious opinion, by the religious views of their parents is utterly nonsensical and anti-social.

At least the archdiocese are beginning to concede the anti-community, anti-social nature of their traditional enrolment policies.[/quote:bcrgj2ks]

Waiting for you to make a definitive statement that you won't inflict any 'indoctrination' on your own children by allowing them 1st Communion, Confirmation, etc. You already chickened out on the Nativity Play.

[odie1kanobe]

Normal crap.

Catholic church do something and people crawl out to kick them because of their own inadequacies.

[Arminius]

Cheers Tmesis - hope they are going to build a few new schools as well so that everyone can get a place close to home.

While they are at it, would the Boards of Management also stop segregating 4 year olds by gender - what do they actually think is going to happen if they let them mix?
Ireland is the only country left in europe who segregates children by gender in state funded schools.

That happens in all state-funded schools does it? Funny, I went to one of those and we were mixed from Day 1 - and that was in 1968.

[cactus flower]

As we assume you assume everything Church does perfect and Pope infallible, why bother to reply

[madura]

Cheers Tmesis - hope they are going to build a few new schools as well so that everyone can get a place close to home.

While they are at it, would the Boards of Management also stop segregating 4 year olds by gender - what do they actually think is going to happen if they let them mix?

Boys inflicting their yucky habits on girls...