English bishops seek reversal of government rule limiting Catholic-school enrollment
August 10, 2023
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CWN Editor's Note: The Catholic bishops of England and Wales are urging the government to abandon a policy that would block Catholic students from attending new Catholic schools.
In 2010, the government adopted a policy requiring that any new faith-based schools would leave 50% of their enrollment open to students of other faiths. The Catholic bishops note that the rule would make it impossible for new Catholic schools to accommodate Catholic students. As a result, no new Catholic schools are being opened.
Pointing out that Catholic schools have a long record of accepting students of other faiths, the bishops are asking Education Secretary Gillian Keegan to scrap the quota rule. Bishop Marcus Stock of Leeds explained: “We seek to maintain parental choice and ensure that, particularly where schools are oversubscribed, Catholic parents can provide a Catholic education for their children in a Catholic school.”
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