Around 40 pupils have already been taken out of the school by their parents, since the council first announced Queensway could close, a meeting last week was told.before the council decided to u-turn.“Some damage has been done, as a number of pupils have already left the school. I wish that the council had engaged more with all governing bodies and councillors over the summer to develop a solution for the whole area.
“But we are where we are, and thanks are certainly owed to all the local campaigners who fought so hard against these proposals.“It’s important that the council now works closely with schools across Aireborough to develop a solution to the school places issue that can command the support of the whole community.”
At Civic Hall last week, a delegation of parents from Queensway pleaded with councillors to keep the school open, arguing that vulnerable and deprived families in the area would suffer.In a letter to the school’s head teacher on Tuesday, Councillor Jonathan Pryor, Leeds’ executive member for education, said while the consultation had “not been a referendum”, it was right for the council to “listen to that strength of feeling.
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