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Sat 01 Jan 2010Secular education for all would deny right to parental choice
It is important that parents have a right to choose schools that reflect their own values, writes BREDA O'BRIEN
INCREASING THE diversity in school patronage is a good thing. The Catholic Church is patron of 92 per cent of primary schools, and since that no longer reflects Irish society, it should change. However, the Irish Times poll, where some 61 per cent said it was time for the Catholic Church to give up control of the primary school system, raises as many questions as it answers.
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