Secondary education parents are considering legal action and school closures in response to proposed legislation that would allow public universities to offer undergraduate programmes in English.
The Pancyprian Confederation of Secondary Education Parents will meet tomorrow to finalise their response to the controversial legislation, following a heated parliamentary education committee session.
Loizos Constantinou, president of the confederation, told Philenews that parent associations strongly oppose the initiative, warning it would harm public schools and create a two-tier system among students, violating equality principles.
The confederation will consider several measures, including legal action, formal complaints to the Ministry of Education, demands to exclude University of Cyprus academics from setting Pancyprian Examination questions, and potential school closures.
Tensions escalated following yesterday’s parliamentary education committee meeting, where Constantinou clashed with the University of Cyprus rector over comments about public school students’ academic standards.
The issue of English-language programmes has been a contentious topic among secondary education parents in recent months, with opposition intensifying after yesterday’s committee session.
Parent associations await tomorrow’s confederation assembly outcome before proceeding with any actions, sources said.
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