Comments on: Option 4 Is Lost - 28 Councillors Vote Against A Referendum

By: FOXY

FOXY — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:57:37 +0000

Yes Mum 3, you may be right that this is a great opportunity to improve the standard of island education. If that is, it does not include the decimation of our schools and rural communities and the Council take consideration of parents wishes.

Option 5 was voted for as just an idea, NOT a plan. So they are still free to much as they like.

By: Mum3

Mum3 — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:18:28 +0000

I agree with paleo and anon2. This is a great opportunity to improve the standard of island education.
I know there are headteachers out there who are embracing this change and have incredibly positive attitudes to it - even though they are resigned to the fact that they will have to reapply for their jobs with no guarantee they will get them back.
Now that really is putting the children first.

By: Maria

Maria — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:02:26 +0000

Make that 29 against, Garry Price was going to vote against option 4 and vote with Pugh on option 5.
He couldn’t be there tonight - away on business again!!
This is the second important vote he has missed due to Business.
THANKS GARRY

By: mrs c

mrs c — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:48:39 +0000

What the council paleo? they certainly need a better education, you are right.
And I thought that comment about pooing on David Pughs car was quite funny. Sorry!

By: Paleo

Paleo — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:59:19 +0000

10 Maybe they will now get a better education…

By: Anon2

Anon2 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:38:39 +0000

(sigh) such intelligence demonstrated by our highly educated forum contributors….

By: Aidan Gant

Aidan Gant — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:20:02 +0000

i might poo on david pugh’s car

By: gill

gill — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:04:39 +0000

to the ballot box this must go put one in every school for a week then see what answers you get, lets make it fair, we will name it, we will put our postcode on it, we will even put our date of birth on it, we will vote for your four options or a referendum or to leave it as it is. no dodgy question plain english counted in front of the governor of the school and head teacher broadcast live on iw radio (not that i dont trust my council I DONT )

By: C

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:53:41 +0000

I’ve lost count of the number of emails that I have had notification ‘deleted:unread’ from, even after weeks!!! Who do they think they are representing??? Themselves, obviously!

By: Kieran

Kieran — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:50:34 +0000

Can hardly say I’m surprised- they had no intention of even considering option 4. They decided on 2 tier right from the start and the ‘consultation’ was just a farce in order to justify it. They must think we’re too stupid to see through them…