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A preposterous suggestion
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From Paul Bisson
IT is with intense dismay that I read of Senator Jim Perchard’s conviction that savings could be made by closing one the Island’s four states secondary schools (JEP, 13 November).
Aside from the obvious demerits of such a preposterous move, which would involve the relocation and disruption of five hundred children, redundancy for approximately eighty staff, overcrowding in the three remaining schools and the eventual disuse of an expensive building designed specifically for purpose, his proposition will only have served to further inflame passions amongst those with an interest in each respective sector.
At a time when our community should be calmly and rationally pulling together to work through our collective problems it is of no benefit at all to be constantly subjected to the bizarre ‘thinking out loud’ of our elected leaders, many of whom appear to bear little regard for the influence that their words will have on the electorate.
On top of this we the public are faced once again with a potential situation in which an independent UK body is paid tax payers’ money to produce an expert report, in this case TRIBAL, which is then ridden over roughshod by politicians who think they know better.
Mr Perchard would have done better to explore his idea through discreet and private channels before announcing it in the terms of a sensible, coherent plan. Instead he has simply contributed further to the angst and uncertainty felt by all those involved in the education and upbringing of the Island’s youth.
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