May 4.
Yet again another consultative document has been issued by Strathclyde
region's education committee proposing to close Queen's Park Secondary
School in Glasgow's South Side. Why? Is there a vendetta against Queen's
Park?
After ''consulting'' with parents in three previous documents and
having been told categorically that there is a need for Queen's Park in
this area, the education committee now proposes to stop the intake of
Primary 7 pupils to Queen's Park in August.
The ruling Labour group has ignored the wishes of the parents of not
only Queen's Park but also those of Shawlands Academy, Stonelaw High
School, and all the associated primary schools.
We do not agree to the loss of educational resources in our area. We
do not agree to sending pupils to overcrowded and dangerous and
crumbling buildings. It is a violation of our children's rights.
With the inauguration of the school board and the sterling work of
Queen's Park staff, the outward trend of placing requests was reversed
in 1991. It is little wonder that, with successive documents being
issued in 1991, 1992, and now 1993, the S1 intake has again fallen.
We firmly believe that if the threat of closure were removed the
school roll would rise significantly, and we appeal to the regional
council to give us a chance to prove this.
G. McCord,
Chairman,
Queen's Park School Board,
32 Acredyke Road,
Rutherglen.
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