Proposal to delay school admissions Bill 'simply not acceptable'

Education Equality has said it was dismayed to hear Minister for Education Richard Bruton propose a further 12-month delay to a Bill aimed at ending religious discrimination in the area of school admissions.

If enacted, the Equal Status (Admissions to Schools) Bill 2016 would amend Section 7(3)(c) of the Equal Status Act 2000, which currently allows religious schools to prioritise children of the school’s denomination over others.