38. Every child in respect of whom an order of admission to a school is issued must, unless it be impossible, be admitted to a school of his religious denomination or that of his parents. If the latter ask that the child be placed in a school of another religious denomination, their request may be granted, but for serious reasons only.
In any decision respecting the custody of a child, his religious denomination or that of his parents must be taken into account unless it is impossible to do so.
R. S. 1964, c. 220, s. 21.