He was not informed about the visit of the Parliamentary Education Committee last Friday in Paphos although issues were discussed in the context of its meeting, The Parliamentary Assembly discussed issues of concern to primary education schools and visits were made to Paphos primary schools, according to Dimitris Mikellidis, First Officer of Primary Education in Paphos.
In a statement to the Cyprus News Agency, Mr. Mikellidis said that "we were surprised to learn that on Friday a meeting was held by the Education Committee of the Parliament and among other things the issue of Nicolaides High School, its relocation and all affected schools was discussed."
Affected schools, he said, include the 1st Public Kindergarten and the 7th Primary School, both of which are somehow controlled and managed by the District Office of Primary Education, which "did not receive any invitation or hear from anywhere that this discussion was going to take place."
The Primary Education Officer described this fact of not being informed as unethical on the part of the House Education Committee because "you cannot have a meeting and discuss issues concerning Primary Education schools without them being present."
But, he continued, "the most unethical thing for us was their sudden visit to both Public Kindergarten 1 and Primary 7 at a time when they know that in order to pass through the schools, there is a specific procedure that is followed."
The same procedure, he added, "which has been agreed with the Parliamentary Education Committee for some years now, has been violated by the Parliamentary Education Committee itself."
Nor was the headmistress of the 7th Primary School in Paphos aware that the school would be visited by the Education Committee.
Source: KYPE
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