Malachy Conlon of St Brigid's Primary School was speaking after an alleged sighting of a large cat up a tree in the Charlotte Street area.
A woman said she and her husband were convinced a 'puma' was close to their home and they contacted the police who referred them to the Ulster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
But there has been no panic in the community.

Mr Conlon told the Times last Thursday: "Nobody has been talking about it in the school and we have not been contacted by anybody in any official capacity to tell us there is anything to worry about."
At the nearby Our Lady of Lourdes School a spokesperson said they didn't wish to make a comment.

Around the Charlotte Street area last Thursday local people weren't too concerned about the chances of bumping into a large wild cat.
Emmaleen Swann of Westoncroft Avenue said: "I don't think there is any truth in it. But if there was something like that about here I would be worried about my dog but if anything came near the house the dog would bark."

A man in Westoncroft Avenue, who didn't wish to be named, was sceptical that it was a 'puma'.
He said: "There is a big feral cat going around here which I would say is about three feet long. It can be seen in the waste ground near the back of the police station on occasions so that is maybe what was spotted."

Mary Mulligan (85), of Charlotte Street, however, was a bit more cautious.
She said: "It is a bit hard to believe but I would be concerned if there was something like that round here. I don't go out very often but if I have to go out to the back yard I will keeping a close watch!"
A number of years ago there were several reports of big-cat-like creatures being spotted in areas near Ballymoney and the press dubbed it 'The Beast of Ballybogey' but no animal was ever captured.