Loss of Grammar will just lead to increased elitism
WE WERE extremely disappointed with the result of the education debate on Friday and with the comment that Deputy Le Pelley should resign over the matter. If all committee presidents were expected to resign when losing a vote, then none of them would be prepared to bring controversial propositions to the States. It is also difficult to understand that, if the report on the Channel News is correct, a deputy changed their vote at the last minute to force a decision when, otherwise, the votes would have been 20 to 20.
If they genuinely wanted to vote for the proposition then they should have done so because then the Bailiff's casting vote would have been for the status quo, giving the result they wanted.
If that is indeed true, it is shocking, as we don't elect them to behave in that manner.
It will almost certainly result in the loss of the Grammar School, which will be sadly missed as it will mean that only the wealthy will be able to access the best standard of education, which will only increase elitism within the island.
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