our children are at a terrible disadvantage when
it comes to being allocated space at a local secon-
dary school compared to other children in Hert-
fordshire and indeed, children from out of county
who also can access places. Year after year, more
and more children from across the area are being
forced to travel huge distances to school and are
only being offered spaces in the county‟s worst
performing schools. The educational future of our
children is very bleak and this situation is unten-
able.”
The meeting itself saw local parents throw
their weight behind the idea of a new school be-
ing built, with Hertfordshire County Council
estimating the cost of a new facility being around
£30-£35million.
Representatives from various schools across all
the areas mentioned above were present at the
meeting, which increased the pressure on the
local authorities.
Adrienne Cohen, Spokesperson for the action
group, has a three-year-old and a six-year-old
and she told My Ricky News that something
needs to be done soon to ensure local children‟s
education is not hampered.
She said: “There is limited capacity at the
schools we have already, so there is no room for
them to expand, so a new school is the best way
forward.
“The County Council admit there is a concern
over this issue and it is now down to them to do
something about it – there is no time for politics
because our children are the ones who will suf-
fer.”
The group are now appealing for local parents
and residents to put pressure on the council to
ensure the vision of a new school being built in
the area is one that comes to fruition.
http://wd3school.wordpress.com/
Left: MP David Gauke at the meeting.
Above: Parents from across the area gathered
to show their support.
Above right: Chairman of the WD3 Parents
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