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Row over school co-location continues

Meeting attended by 80 parents

Parents continue to dispute the so-called 'co-location' of Douglas' St Thomas' Primary School with Scoill Vallajeelt.

Over 80 concerned individuals met last night (Weds) to tackle education bosses on uniting the two institutions under one roof.

St Thomas' pupils are housed in a building 'no longer fit for purpose' -the DEC suggests there's space to house both on one campus at Scoill Vallajeelt.

Parents pitched concerns like parking, potential for 'segregation', and class sizes, at Education Minister, Graham Cregeen, and his director, Geoff Moorcroft.

Whilst many are united in their concerns - others have mixed views:

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