P-05-828 Presumption in favour of rural schools
P-05-828 Presumption in favour of rural schools
P-05-828
Presumption in favour of rural schools
This petition was submitted by the Parents and Teachers Association of Ysgol Gymunedol Bodffordd having collected 5,125 signatures.
Text of Petition
We call on the Government to
take steps to ensure that local authorities follow the guidelines within the
current School Organisation Code and the new version of the Code (when it comes
into force), including that they operate in accordance with the presumption in
favour of rural schools. We accept that this does not mean that a rural school
will never close, but the recent decision by Anglesey Council's Executive
Committee to close Ysgol Bodffordd demonstrates that local authorities are free
to ignore the new Code (that they are supposed to act in accordance with its
spirit) and close even full and popular schools.
Status
This
petition was considered completed by the Petitions Committee at its meeting on
21/01/2020.
The
Committee considered further correspondence and agreed to close the petition in
light of the fact that the Minister for Education has previously demonstrated a
willingness to intervene in situations where there are concerns that local
authorities have not followed the School Organisation Code, and because there
appears to be little prospect of the Welsh Government introducing an appeals
process against school closures at this time. The Committee wished to thank the
petitioners for their engagement and wish them well for the future.
Full
details of the consideration of this petitions by the committee and related
documents can be seen on the Meetings tab above.
It
was first considered by the Petitions Committee on 25/09/2018.
Assembly Constituency and
Region
- Ynys Mon
- North Wales
Further information
Business type: Amendment
Status: Complete
First published: 06/09/2018