Below
is a selection of open-ended responses that relate to the question:
'Thinking about your
time in school, did you ever have contact with pupils from a different
religious community to yourself?'
I feel segregated from the other religious
communities. The only chance I meet with people from a different religion
would be on the bus to/from school.
I feel that children in schools should
have the chance to experience more cross-community projects as opinions
of people of different religions are acquired from schools and remain
with young people.
I feel that mixed/integrated schools
are a good idea as they give children a chance to mix with people
of all religions. I felt that mixed religion school trips which I
attended were a good idea.
I have recently moved to a grammar school
to do my A-levels which is very mixed religion. Before that I went
to a mostly Protestant secondary school. Being at a mixed religion
school doesn't bother me but a lot of my close friends have very strong
Protestant views which sometimes affects the way one thinks. I think
people in N. Ireland have a very narrow minded approach to people
of another religion or ethnic minority and should maybe learn the
facts of other peoples' religions to show that they are not bad […].
