'Reforms in schools will harm ethos' EDUCATION.THE right of Catholic schools to guard their religious ethos could be undermined by proposed education reforms, the Primate of all Ireland Primate of All Ireland is a title held by the Archbishops of Armagh, in both the Roman Catholic and Church of Ireland traditions, to signify that within their respective churches they are the senior churchmen in the island of Ireland. warned yesterday. Cardinal Sean Brady expressed concern the planned Education Skill Authority will remove responsibilities from school governors. The Archbishop of Armagh said: "The proposal that ESA will be employer of all staff in all schools is unacceptable. "This is a fundamental impediment A disability or obstruction that prevents an individual from entering into a contract. Infancy, for example, is an impediment in making certain contracts. Impediments to marriage include such factors as consanguinity between the parties or an earlier marriage that is still valid. to the ability of owner trustees to exercise their right to promote and guard the ethos of a school. "To exercise our duties we require the board of governors of each school to be the legal employer." |
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