Threatened schools face another day of agonising

ANXIOUS parents and pupils of St Sampson's and St Andrew's should find out the future of their schools today.

Four-and-a-half hours of debate yesterday failed to resolve the issue.

The States resumed this morning with around 10 members still to speak.

Of the 20 or so who have done so, there has been an almost even split over St Sampson's Infants and a majority in favour of keeping open St Andrew's Primary.

But four members of the Policy Council who are understood to want to close both schools have yet to address the Assembly.

Education is recommending St Sampson's be closed but believes St Andrew's should remain open.

St Sampson's Infants School PTA chairwoman Christine Guilbert said she was disappointed that the States had not put an end to parents' concerns yesterday.