Schools have no legal basis to compel students to attend religious instruction classes - Atheist Ireland

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Schools have no legal basis to compel students to attend religious instruction classes - Atheist Ireland

Schools have no legal basis to compel students to attend religious instruction classes, according to a report to be published this week by Atheist Ireland. They have sent a 21-page legal opinion to the Department of Education on the right to opt out of religious instruction under provisions contained in the Constitution. Susan chats to Michael Nugent of Atheist Ireland Image by Myriam Zilles from Pixabay Listen and subscribe to Lunchtime Live on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

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Schools have no legal basis to compel students to attend religious instruction classes - Atheist Ireland