Catholic parents group take court challenge against Education Act

A PARENTS group is to take a court challenge against the Education Act, because they claim it does not support their role as the main educators of children.

The main concern of the National Congress of Catholic Secondary Schools Parent Associations (CSPA) is over parental representation on consultation bodies for curriculum and other education issues.

The Constitution sets out that the family is the primary and natural educator of the child. The CSPA annual conference will tonight consider seeking legal opinion as to whether the Education Act 1998 is constitutional and supports the constitutional rights of parents.