Views were not accurately reflected

An article appeared in the March 18 edition of Peninsula News with the title "Poor do not value education, claims local principal".

For the record, the headline and the article that appeared underneath it do not accurately reflect my views.

I have never and would never hold the view that the poor do not value education.

I have been principal of St John the Baptist Woy Woy for five years and, during that time, have valued and respected the input that parents of the students at the school have had into the St John the Baptist school community.

From my experience, the majority of parents place great value on the education of their children.

Most parents are very supportive of the school and work in partnership to achieve positive educational outcomes for their children.

I am very proud of our students and their achievements and I look forward to continuing to work with the St John the Baptist parents and to further build a strong, vibrant and diverse community.

Email, 27 Mar 2013

Frank Cohen, St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School