Equal Participation in Schools Bill 2015

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

The Equal Participation in Schools Bill 2015 would remove the legal exception allowing schools to discriminate in admissions on religious grounds. It would also replace references to a school’s religious ethos with a requirement to respect everyone’s constitutional and human rights, require objective and non-indoctrinating teaching, and set minimum standards for exemptions from religious or faith-formation classes.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to end religious discrimination in admission to primary and post-primary educational establishments and to provide for full participation of pupils of all faiths and none in primary and post-primary educational establishments.

Last updated 12 April 2018