Atheist Ireland has written the following letter to Paschal Donohoe TD, Minister for FInance, regarding the misuse of public funds in Irish schools. Dear Minister Donohoe, We wish to make a complaint about the misuse of public funds in relation to the criteria by which any class or classes of recognised ...
'Faith formation' in our schools is the basis for a lot of discussion by people and organisations on both sides of the debate. Some argue for ‘faith formation’ to stay in schools and others argue that 'faith formation' should be removed from the school day. The term ‘faith formation’ is ...
There is a right under Article 44.2.4 of the Irish Constitution for students to 'not attend' religious instruction in publicly funded schools if that is against the conscience of their parents. This is sometimes informally referred to as the right to 'opt out'. However, the explicit right to 'not attend' ...
Syllabus Religious Education was introduced into second level schools in 2000. It is an exam subject at junior and Leaving Certificate level. The Department of Education, the NCCA, teachers and schools as well as the TUI all claim that syllabus Religious Education is suitable for all religions and those with ...
The vast majority of schools in Ireland are publicly funded Catholic schools. Under the Constitution the State can fund Catholic schools under certain conditions. The Constitutional conditions for this state funding are: That all publicly funded schools must respect the constitutional right of parents in relation to the religious and moral ...
The recent Burke v Minister for Education case at the Supreme Court has upheld the constitutional rights of parents in relation to the religious and moral education and formation of their children. The Supreme Court referred particularly to the provision in Article 42.4 of the Constitution which obliges the state ...
A report by Genesis published this week by Catholic education groups shows clearly that the Catholic Church’s control over State-funded schools in Ireland must end. The results are devastating for State funding of Catholic schools, contrary to the misleading spin its publishers are pushing. The report says many parents feel ...
Atheist Ireland has written to the Department of Education asking them to remove Circular Letter 0062/2018 in relation to Religious Education in ETB second level schools. That Circular Letter states that there is no need for students to withdraw from curriculum Religious Education. Given the Constitutional rights of parents, it ...
On Monday Atheist Ireland attended a webinar by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment about developments in Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) at primary level and Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE at second level). The NCCA is currently updating these courses. The Minister for Education Norma Foley and ...
Students are returning to school and many will face the prospect of being forced to take religion class. If they do manage to not participate, they are left sitting at the back of the class. The right to ‘not attend’ is written into the Constitution, it is not a matter ...
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