Bible in Schools provider granted right to join legal battle

Friday, June 12th, 2015

The county’s largest Bible in Schools provider has won the right to weigh in on a legal stoush over religious instruction in primary schools.

The Churches Education Commission (CEC) was granted a say in the landmark case in the High Court at Auckland today.

The spat is between Jeff McClintock, who says his daughter was segregated and humiliated after opting out of religious studies at Red Beach Primary School, and the Attorney General and Red Beach Board of Trustees. Continue reading

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