The Secretariat for Catholic Education and the Association of Church Schools (CSA) is appealing to parents to “rely on information provided by the schools” as regards to cases of Covid-19.

In a statement, the CSA has condemned what it calls the “irresponsible behaviour of the Union of Professional Educators” (UPE) in publishing information on its Facebook page about Covid-19 cases in Church schools, which, it said, “is causing unnecessary alarm and anxiety among students, parents, and educators.”

CSA explained that “Church schools are doing their utmost to inform parents and school staff as soon as a positive case is identified in one of the schools.”

“This is being done in an open and transparent way to always ensure that the health and safety of students and staff remain a top priority,” it said.

The CSA stressed that “since their opening in September, Church schools have constantly remarked that such statements by the UPE are not helping the current situation in Malta, which is already a daunting challenge for all schools.”

The Secretariat for Catholic Education and the Association of Church Schools said that it is therefore calling on parents to “stay in contact with their children’s schools to keep abreast with objective information about Covid-19 and safety procedures in schools.”

It concluded by stating that, “in this challenging time, Church schools will continue to take the necessary health care measures to ensure the right to education to more than 17,000 students.”

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