Tom Irvine told the Appeal Court on Tuesday that Catholic and public schools are both part of Saskatchewan’s education system, and separate schools have more constitutional protection than public ones. The province is appealing a judge’s ruling that prohibits funding of non-Catholic students attending separate schools. ( Sean Kilpatrick / THE CANADIAN PRESS file photo )The province is appealing a judge’s ruling that prohibits funding of non-Catholic students attending separate schools. Justice Donald Layh said the key issue was the provincial policy of funding separate schools based solely on student enrolment without regard to students’ religion. Article Continued BelowIn response, a local group created its own Catholic school division and opened St. Theodore Roman Catholic School.

Source: thestar March 12, 2019 16:52 UTC