State ‘squeezing the life out of Catholic schools’

A PARENTS’ group has accused the Department of Education and Science of “slowly squeezing the life out of voluntary Catholic schools” by not providing more funding for the sector.

The Congress of Catholic Secondary Schools Parents Association has clashed again with the Government, accusing it of discriminating against the sector and leaving schools struggling to pay insurance.

“The Department of Education and Science has confirmed in writing there is no funding available for parents in the Voluntary Catholic sector at the moment. This is not acceptable, as funding is available to all other sectors,” CSPA PRO, Barbara Johnston, said.