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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jonathan McCambridge

Bill must not be ‘Trojan horse’ to impact Catholic schools’ ethos, bishop says

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A proposed new bill which would to end the exemption of teachers in Northern Ireland from fair employment legislation must not be used as a “Trojan horse” to diminish the ethos of Catholic schools, a bishop has said.

Bishop of Derry, Donal McKeown, told the Stormont Executive Office Committee that he supported ending the exception which means that schools are exempt from legislation outlawing religious discrimination.

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