secondary schools locally means that our chil- Adrienne Cohens for the action group, has a
dren are at a disadvantage when it comes to three-year-old and a six-year-old and she told My
being allocated space at a local secondary school Ricky News that something needs to be done
compared to other children in Hertfordshire and soon to ensure local children‟s education is not
children from out of county who also can access hampered.
places. Year after year, more and more children She said: “The County Council admit there is a
from across the area are being forced to travel concern over this issue and it is down to them to
huge distances to school and are only being of- do something about it – there is no time for poli-
fered spaces in the county‟s worst performing tics because our children will suffer.”
schools.” The group are now appealing for residents to
The meeting itself saw local parents throw put pressure on the council to ensure a new
their weight behind the idea of a new school, school is built. You can register your support at
with the council estimating the cost being around http://wd3school.wordpress.com/.
£30 to £35million.
Representatives from various schools across all Left: MP David Gauke at the meeting.
the areas mentioned above were present at the Above: Parents from across the area gathered
meeting, which increased the pressure on the to show their support.
local authorities.
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