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18/06/2013
Calls For Resignation Of School Board Chair Over Anti-Abortion Leaflets
Calls have been made for the resignation of the chairman of a Catholic primary school board in south Co Dublin after he distributed leaflets for an anti-abortion rally to the pupils of his school.
Mr Shaw distributed the leaflets for the Vigil for Life rally being held in Dublin on June 08.
It is understood that parents of the schoolchildren are angry that their children have been used in such a politically motived move, calling the leaflets "entirely age-inappropriate".
The leaflets were put into the bags of pupils in three classes, but the Irish Times have reported seeing minutes from a school meeting in which Mr Shaw says the leaflets had been intended "for every bag".
One parent who spoke to the Irish Times said Mr Shaw apologised to parents for the leaflets, adding that he should have "put the leaflet in an envelope", with the parent adding, "which is to miss the point entirely".
(MH/CD)
Mr Shaw distributed the leaflets for the Vigil for Life rally being held in Dublin on June 08.
It is understood that parents of the schoolchildren are angry that their children have been used in such a politically motived move, calling the leaflets "entirely age-inappropriate".
The leaflets were put into the bags of pupils in three classes, but the Irish Times have reported seeing minutes from a school meeting in which Mr Shaw says the leaflets had been intended "for every bag".
One parent who spoke to the Irish Times said Mr Shaw apologised to parents for the leaflets, adding that he should have "put the leaflet in an envelope", with the parent adding, "which is to miss the point entirely".
(MH/CD)
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