ionnsaigh wrote:I suspect Govan ( although she would deny it ) doesn't like criticism of the Labour Party - even at a local level. However they are the ones responsible for closing our schools.
Yeah, like the rest of the bloody parties wouldn't even think about it
What exactly are the parents upset about? Are the schools being closed superior in both education and facilities? or is it the fact that they may have to walk the extra mile to the new school with their children? ..
Would they rather stay where they are and have the schools get less and less money each year for repairs etc. Guess what would happen then.. The parents would be complaining about the state of the schools..
From what i can see this is what is happening in every council district. Schools have to merge so that the pupils get the best facilities to help their education. How many parents have complained about the state of some of the schools that are closing and want more money spent on patching them up, but when there is no money to do that, the schools have to merge and some will close for good and some will be raised to the ground and new ones built. New schools don't just appear, money has to be found to build them and money that has been holding old schools together is part of that money.
Instead of looking at the negative (and i'm guessing the extra mile walk to the new school is an inconvenience to the many who complain), why are these same parents not looking at what their children are moving to.. are the facilities better, if not, will they be by the time of the move, are the teachers good at their jobs etc. The building doesn't make the school, the pupils, the teachers, the facilities and the parents make the school, the building just brings them all together.
So, ionnsaigh, can you let me (and other readers know) what exactly are the parents complaining about. (the parents views and the councils view, not your own political view






