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(82,333 posts) Wed Dec 14, 2011, 12:34 AM Dec 2011

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Bishop orders Catholic school in Broken Hill to accept child of same-sex parents

AAP December 14, 2011 2:15PM

A NSW Catholic school has been ordered to accept the daughter of a same-sex couple after the local diocese intervened.

The acting bishop for the Wilcannia-Forbes diocese, Kevin Manning, said he was appalled by a decision taken by the Sacred Heart Primary School at Broken Hill to refuse a girl a kindergarten place on the basis of her parents' relationship.

The school has now offered the girl a place following his intervention, Bishop Manning told ABC local radio.

"I was absolutely appalled when I heard about it," Bishop Manning said.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/bishop-orders-catholic-school-in-broken-hill-to-accept-child-of-same-sex-parents/story-e6freuy9-1226221936404

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Bishop orders Catholic school in Broken Hill to accept child of same-sex parents (Original Post) rug Dec 2011 OP

Catholic schools in Australia get public funding? n/t Beartracks Dec 2011 #1

Apparently. Religious schools in the UK do as well. rug Dec 2011 #2

ALL schools do. Including those charging 10k+/term tuition. /nt TheMadMonk Dec 2011 #3

Beartracks

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1. Catholic schools in Australia get public funding? n/t

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Wed Dec 14, 2011, 12:48 AM

Dec 2011

rug

(82,333 posts)

2. Apparently. Religious schools in the UK do as well.

Reply to Beartracks (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 14, 2011, 12:53 AM

Dec 2011

I can imagine what charter schools in the US would do if they could.

TheMadMonk

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3. ALL schools do. Including those charging 10k+/term tuition. /nt

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Wed Dec 14, 2011, 02:33 AM

Dec 2011

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