Primus Baro, National Secretary of the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has dismissed claims of being silent over crisis faced by secondary schools in the country.

In an interview on TV3's Hot Issues, Sunday, January 26, Primus Baro noted that the Association has vehemently spoken up about challenges and government debts owed secondary schools.

According to him, CHASS has in the past released statements which called for a postponement of reopening of secondary schools just like the recent one which sparked widespread concerns.

He wondered why media houses have been laid back with issues about crisis in secondary schools. "If anybody says CHASS has been quiet, it is not true.