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Reference is made to the recent dialogue regarding Church schools and the 2002 and 2006 Health Promotion Unit surveys.
The Archbishop’s Curia was not informed or consulted before Church schools went ahead with answering the 2002 survey. Later, it emerged that there were parents who voiced their concerns and objections about their children having been faced with certain questions in that survey.
The Archbishop’s Curia was informed about the 2006 survey and asked for its opinion. Also taking into consideration the parents’ views regarding certain questions in the 2002 survey, it was felt that it was not in the best interest of secondary school students to ask them certain questions as presented in the 2006 survey. For instance, the way certain questions were worded appeared to imply that students had already gone through certain sexual experiences. It was felt that this kind of approach was not the right way for the better education of children about certain delicate issues.
Charles Buttigieg, Public Relations Officer Archbishop’s Curia
Floriana
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