Private schools should be banned - they're a monster destroying fairness in our education system

Jennifer Horgan, an alumni of a private school, says they create division and resentment and should not be part of our education system. 
Private schools should be banned - they're a monster destroying fairness in our education system

Jennifer Horgan: "Our education system divides us, and certain political parties further and deepen that divide." Pic: Larry Cummins

When I was nineteen, I got into a row with my English cousin.

My Leaving Cert history course had made me a nationalist – there was far too much bitterness on my side. His education had bestowed upon him a belief in the benefits of empire – there was far too much ignorance on his.

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