Anger as St Andrew's closure threat returns

A renewed fear that St Andrew's Primary School could still face closure was met with anger from parents yesterday.

The Guernsey Press revealed that the Education Department's decision to keep the school open could be overturned after it was believed to have amended its report to allow States members to challenge the decision in the Assembly.

The report is due to be included in this month's Billet.

PTA chairman Maria Tostevin said that as far as the school was concerned the decision in September had been final.

'We're very shocked. Education categorically told us that the decision to keep our school open would be final and not up for further debate. It's just extremely cruel to be faced with this, it seems absurd that some kind of U-turn has taken place,' she said.

'If it's true that the report has been amended then, quite frankly, something stinks.'