'No school closes if I lead Education'
A DEPUTY pitching to head the Education committee wants next week's election of presidents to help decide quickly the future direction of secondary education.
Charles Parkinson has put his name into the hat to be the president of the Committee for Education, Sport and Culture and has already vowed not to close a secondary school if he is successful.
He said he would like any other candidates to be people with different views, such as pro-selection, or three-school secondary model, so the States could make an early decision over the direction it would take.
He discussed his idea with the new Policy & Resources president, Gavin St Pier, and Peter Ferbrache, after the three of them had battled for the senior States role.
Deputy Parkinson said the last States had left it in an incredibly bad place with an axe hovering over one unidentified school.
'It is not fair to the schools, the communities they serve, not fair on the Education board,' he said. 'It is a deeply unsatisfying position. I want that decision made right up front.'
