It depends on their numbers. If they are at or over (as in many schools) their limit of the number of pupils for the number of teachers, they may not be taking in any more students, regardless of where they live.On this basis my friend's son should be able to get in - he is in the parish, right on the school's doorstep, but now they are saying they have no place for him.
What does the enrollment policy for the school in question say?the local church still has a role to play in schooling although I would prefer otherwise.
What does the enrollment policy for the school in question say?
Nothing about the children being Catholic?Child must live in the parish or if child has a sibling already in the school or if parent is a past student.
Seems to be same rules for other schools.
Nothing about the children being Catholic?
Is this policy what happens in practice, or are the places allocated to those (as your story implies) who get close to the PP?
Under the Equal Status Acts, she is entitled to a 'reasonable accomodation' to accomodate her disability. Whether getting her son into the school would be considered to be a 'reasonable accomodation', I don't know. She could check this out with the Equality Authority and look for any precedents on the website of the Equality Tribunal.Hi! Thanks to everyone for replies. Parents did not have a copy of school enrollment, but a next door neighbour whose son started in Sept had one. Apparently, it states that catholic children of the parish get first call, then siblings of children already in the school, and then children from outside the parish. The child is Catholic and is making his Communion this year. His mum was previously an RE teacher before getting sick. The next nearest school with a place is 10-15 mins walk - its a small COI school.
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