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| Flintshire schools shake-up protest as Labour urge halt | Flintshire schools shake-up protest as Labour urge halt |
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| A protest is being staged in Flintshire as councillors meet to discuss a reorganisation of secondary education that could lead to school closures. | |
| Parents and pupils are demonstrating, and Labour councillors are putting forward a motion urging a halt to consultations. | |
| Officials are consulting on options as part of a plan to tackle surplus school places and under-used buildings. | Officials are consulting on options as part of a plan to tackle surplus school places and under-used buildings. |
| Before the meeting in Mold the council said no decisions had been taken. | Before the meeting in Mold the council said no decisions had been taken. |
| Parents and pupils are angry about some of the options suggested. | Parents and pupils are angry about some of the options suggested. |
| These include the possible closure of John Summers High School at Queensferry and the Argoed school at Mynydd Isa near Mold, which could see children educated in neighbouring towns. | These include the possible closure of John Summers High School at Queensferry and the Argoed school at Mynydd Isa near Mold, which could see children educated in neighbouring towns. |
| About 1,000 people took part in a previous protest over the future of Argoed school. | About 1,000 people took part in a previous protest over the future of Argoed school. |
| There is also concern among Welsh-speaking parents about an idea for the Welsh-medium primary school in Holywell to become part of a new learning campus. | There is also concern among Welsh-speaking parents about an idea for the Welsh-medium primary school in Holywell to become part of a new learning campus. |
| Alternative ideas | Alternative ideas |
| The campus would include the town's high school and three English-speaking primary schools. | The campus would include the town's high school and three English-speaking primary schools. |
| The council said no decisions had been made and more consultations would be held next month. Officials said they were anxious to hear alternative ideas. | The council said no decisions had been made and more consultations would be held next month. Officials said they were anxious to hear alternative ideas. |
| A council spokesman said there was no proposal to require any Welsh school to share resources with English-medium schools, and an option regarding the co-location of all schools in Holywell was "one of a number of different options currently the subject of consultation". | A council spokesman said there was no proposal to require any Welsh school to share resources with English-medium schools, and an option regarding the co-location of all schools in Holywell was "one of a number of different options currently the subject of consultation". |
| "Councillors will decide on the development of any proposals following the completion of the consultation period at the end of September," he added. | "Councillors will decide on the development of any proposals following the completion of the consultation period at the end of September," he added. |
| But Labour councillors who had called for the special meeting said the process had been poorly thought out, and want the consultation halted. | But Labour councillors who had called for the special meeting said the process had been poorly thought out, and want the consultation halted. |
| The motion they have put forward says the council expresses concern at the tight deadline set for the end of the consultation process. | The motion they have put forward says the council expresses concern at the tight deadline set for the end of the consultation process. |
| It also says it recognises the concerns of many parents, teachers and pupils who feel that it is inappropriate for such an important process to be undertaken during the summer holidays. | It also says it recognises the concerns of many parents, teachers and pupils who feel that it is inappropriate for such an important process to be undertaken during the summer holidays. |