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Catholic primary schools 'asked to hand money to church'
Posted by SchoolDays Newshound on 20/05/2010.
Tags: Primary School NewsHead teachers at a number of primary schools across the country are furious at a request for money from the Church it has been reported.
According to the Irish Independent, the Catholic Primary School Management Association (CPSMA) - which offers support to 3,000 church-run schools - is asking principals to pay a new membership fee by the end of the month.
"The move comes at a time when the Catholic Church itself is under considerable financial pressure, attracting smaller congregations. It is facing substantial payouts to abuse victims, particularly in the wake of the Ryan Report into clerical sex abuse," the publication noted.
Schools with 100 pupils or less are being asked to pay 325 euros, while those with 400 or more students will be required to pay 875 euros.
In total, is expected that the CPSMA will raise in excess of two million euros.
Writing for the Irish Independent earlier this month, Katherine Donnelly noted that there are too few non-Catholic primary schools in Dublin to give parents enough choice about where they send their children.
Written by Donal Walsh
Derby
(22-05-2010 13:28)
It's not going to happen. There has been too much negative reaction. Schools cannot be forced to pay. (Point of information: 'Head Teacher' is a term used in Britain. The term 'Principal' of a school, is what is used in Ireland.)
homer
(24-05-2010 09:40)
what about schools with only 30 init
sharon nicholson
(20-05-2010 21:17)
The church yet again are still finding ways to take from our children , because the children are the only ones that will lose out if the schools agree to this, things are bad enough with the cut backs when will the church stop making children suffer!!