Church school admissions: Document on procedures in cases of breach of regulations published
A document about the procedures to be followed in cases of breach of regulations for admission into Church schools has been published by the church authorities.
Two years ago, the church authorities revised the admission procedures into church schools bringing about a new level of transparency and justice.
The new document, agreed upon by the Episcopal Conference together with the Council for Major Religious Superiors, follows in the same direction.
It proposes the setting up of an Admissions Supervisory Board, which would appoint individuals having competence in investigating such cases.
In case of disciplinary procedures, the board will hear what the alleged functionary has to say and decide on appropriate sanctions.
Personnel from church schools involved in breaches of the regulations may not only lose their job, but may also not be employed with Church institutions involved in the Church schools admission process for three years.
All reports of alleged breaches of the regulations are to be made to the delegate for Catholic education.
The delegate will coordinate all the necessary steps needed to ascertain the veracity of each report and the action to be taken. Procedures will be initiated against anybody making false accusations.
The document is available on the Curia website.
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J. Zammit
Jan 10th, 20:41
It has become close to impossible to get one's child into a church school. The places left after those with special needs, refugees and single/unmarried parents etc. are just a few hundred in total. Not that I am against helping in cases when help is due, but having been disadvantaged by being unable to provide my children with the same sound church education that I received stillI irks me.
J Cassar
Jan 11th, 09:16
According to the link above the order of entry is as follows: Children from Church homes, Siblings in the same school, children of church school employees in the same school where parent/s work or in a same congregation school, church school transfers, Grave humanitarian Cases. Single parents and refugees no longer get a "pass"...
J. Zammit
Jan 11th, 22:20
@ J. Cassar
True. But that was not always the case. And once you've missed the bus.....
An Cachia
Jan 10th, 13:32
What gets to me is this grave humanitarian case system. With the amount of kids diagnosed with disorders by these so call psychologists, the MUT pushing for every kid with a limp or lazy eye to have an LSA then 40% of the kids can apply as such. The problem is not the kids it is the so called schooling system. Thank God that the state schools offer a service which the church schools can only envy.
Ms Borg
Jan 10th, 12:25
Can the Curia or any other Church authority please explain the low number of school entry availabilities and in some schools is even 0 or 7 per school...who are the rest of the pupils making up the whole class? are they pre-selected?the public need to know each and every child on which criteria he/she has been admitted...that is what is meant by transperancy.
A. Farrugia
Jan 10th, 12:34
I think that if you simply click on the link provided by the Times you'll have your answer.
Mr D Galea
Jan 10th, 12:00
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Mark Saliba
Jan 10th, 22:04
Tiggeneralizax mr galea. Ghax hemm skejjel tas sorijiet li fihom hemm l irgiel. Hemm wahda partokolari ghandha l head ragel
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