Despite the initial queries that many had at the inception of the school chaplaincy programme, I believe that the overwhelming sentiment is that people would like it maintained.
The programme provides a great mechanism for Principals to be able to deliver a second voice from an independent source to help guide students through the tumultuous times which are present at school.
Families like the idea that there is reinforcement of a role that presents the values that protect their children whether it be from hurting themselves and or just having another ear to listen to their problems.
Everybody has free choice. It is not compulsory so you don’t have to avail yourself of the service if you don’t want it. But why put under pressure or move to get rid of a service that appears to be genuinely supported by parents, welcomed by students and reinforces a set of values that makes all of our lives more comfortable?
As one constituent said “The Principal and teachers appreciate having a chaplain in the school because when needed, no one else can quite fill that role as she does.”
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