This seething mum tells Nick Ferrari that the handling of the Raac crisis by the Department of Education and the Education Secretary is 'shambolic.'
heard from Carolyn in Kent, who told him the Department of Education has re-closed her school even after renovations, criticising Education Secretary Gillian Keegan's handling of the crumbling concrete crisis.
Carolyn, who has two children in primary school, told Nick the struggles her family had faced even before theShe told Nick that the school had been closed "overnight" about six weeks before the summer holiday, detailing that a notification had come through only the night before the closure and they were told it was due to "something to do with the structure in the roof."She added that the entire situation was "mishandled.
She complemented her children's headmaster for his handling of the situation: "He's a fantastic guy. He erected marquees on the playing field and within three days the kids were back being educated.She went on: "Over that period, and over the summer holiday, they have spent thousands of pounds correcting whatever it was that was wrong with the roof and our kids walked in Friday morning for their first day back.
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