'Baptism barrier' bill to be unveiled today

"Schools should not be for faith formation; they should be for education," said Solidarity's Ruth Coppinger.

Details of a new bill to abolish the so-called "baptism barrier" in schools will be announced today.

The Solidarity party's Equal Participation in Schools Bill would ensure that schools are not able to discriminate in admitting children on the grounds of religion, and would make the curriculum more inclusive.