Letters to the Editor: Religion in schools — real change is needed

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As a teacher in Ireland’s Catholic school system, I write with a heavy heart and a sincere apology to the students and families who feel excluded or alienated by the religious practices embedded in our schools. 

Just as the culture of corporal punishment once went unchecked — an issue highlighted in RTÉ’s documentary Leathered: Violence in Irish Schools, on October 30 — we are now allowing a blind spot of discrimination and emotional isolation to persist.