A young Irish atheist from Tipperary has made an official complaint after he claimed his school forced him to attend a multi-denominational prayer service.
Teenager Nathan Young has complained to the Irish Human Rights Commission that his vocational education committee (VEC) school breached his human rights.
The 16-year-old student at Borrisokane community college in Tipperary has demanded that the school principal apologize and promise not to make religious events mandatory for students in the future.
His father Chris Young has told the Irish edition of the Sunday Times newspaper that he supports his son’s decision.
