We have received notification of Special Cabinet meeting Monday 3rd August 2009 to discuss findings of last week’s Children and Young People’s Scrutiny Panel on Sneyd Community School.
The recommendation is for cabinet to confirm its decision of 15th July 2009 to close Sneyd and that current education provision on the site ceases on 31st August 2012 and offers no extra help to parents of children transferring to other schools because such extra provision would have resource implications.
The report does not address the other concerns outlined by the Liberal Democrat councillors as part of the “call in” of the cabinet decision of 15th July. Those concerns centred around the effect of closure on the local economy and provision of services to New Invention, Mossley and Short Heath.
Liberal Democrat Group Leader councillor Ian Shires is to seek urgent talks with the Leader of the Council Mike Bird to discuss the situation. Ian has also contacted the Sneyd Action Group requesting a meeting to discuss their reaction to the report of Children’s Services Portfolio Holder Rachel Walker.
Commenting this morning on his reaction to the report councillor Ian Shires said “I’m disappointed with the tone of the report and what appears to be a total disregard of the knock-on effects such a decision would have on the local area both in Willenhall and Bloxwich”.
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[...] We have received notification of Special Cabinet meeting Monday 3rd August 2009 to discuss findings of last week’s Children and Young People’s Scrutiny Panel on Sneyd Community School. The recommendation is for cabinet to confirm its decision of 15th July 2009 to close Sneyd and that current education provision on the site ceases on 31st August 2012 and offers no extra help to parents of children transferring to other schools because such extra provision would have resource implications Continued here: Special Cabinet Meets Monday to Decide Sneyd’s Fate [...]