The MUT has issued a further statement with a “clarification” following, what it called was the “misinterpretations of its position regarding the hunting exhibition” in its earlier statement.

The MUT said that it “does not approve or back the hunting exhibition in schools. It has always condemned any killing of living species and its promotion in schools.”

“The union has always supported the work carried out to conserve nature and living species and urges educators to pursue with their teaching in schools to show the real effects of hunting,” it said.

In its earlier statement, the Malta Union of Teachers said that it believes that an exhibition on hunting in schools “will never counteract all the positive work carried out by educators and schools towards a culture of conservation and respect of all living species.”

In a statement, the union said it “believes that since only education can bring about positive changes, schools cannot ignore controversial themes such as hunting.”

The union claimed that, “no static exhibition promoting hunting will influence students who are used to classroom discussions and practices promoting respect towards nature and its conservation.”

The MUT invited educators and schools “to continue to showcase the real effects of hunting whilst promoting the message towards the conservation of nature and respect of all living species.”

The MUT concluded by saying that it “believes that all organisations which work towards the conservation of nature should be given the same platform by the Education Ministry to promote their work in schools.”

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