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BBC News By Robbie Meredith Published image captionThe recruitment of teachers in NI is exempt from legislation outlawing religious discrimination The exemption of teachers from fair employment laws "needs to be dealt with", Northern Ireland's First Minister Arlene Foster has said. She made the comments in response to a question from the Ulster Unionist Party assembly member (MLA) John Stewart. In 1976, the Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act exempted teachers and clergy as "the essential nature of the job requires it be done by a person holding, or not holding, a particular religious beli...

April 19th, 2021 An exemption to equality law allowing schools in Northern Ireland to employ teachers on religious grounds may be challenged in Stormont, after the Chair of Stormont’s Education Committee launched a consultation into a proposed private members’ bill to ‘tackle’ the issue. The bill is being proposed by Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle. Northern Ireland Humanists – which campaigns for equal treatment of teachers regardless of religious background – welcomed the move and said the ‘grossly unfair’ exemption should be scrapped as soon as possible. Last month, members of th...

Breakdown of how MLAs voted as DUP abortion bill passes second stage The bill, brought by DUP MLA Paul Givan, will now go forward for scrutiny at Stormont's health committee DUP MLA Paul Givan speaking in the Assembly on Monday Want the biggest politics stories sent to you every week? Simply sign up here and we'll do the restInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslet...

Readers strongly in favour of vaccinating teachers immediately as key workers, social media shows File photo showing pre-pandemic teaching. The issue of teaching amidst the current pandemic prompted diverse reactions from Impartial readers online. WITH some teachers and children preparing to return to the classroom next Monday, there is still debate abut whether or not schools are as safe as they can be to stop the spread of Covid-19. On March 8, pupils in Primaries One to Three will return, as well as those in pre-school, while on March 22, Years 12-14 students will follow suit. There ...

NI special needs families respond to 'tell-all' survey about school restraint and seclusion Chris Lyttle says 'Children with special needs are surely some of the most vulnerable in our society and it's our duty, and should be our privilege, to protect them' Updated Chris Lyttle, Alliance Education spokesperson says he is determined to create positive change and protection for children with special needs (Image: Alliance) Want the biggest politics stories sent to you every week? Simply sign up here and we'll do the restInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When y...