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Shake up of Chch schools 'ominous'

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Shake up of Chch schools 'ominous'

By: Kaye Albyt | Latest Education News | Tuesday October 2 2012 10:25

 

A visiting education activist believes the Government's proposed shake up of Christchurch schools is a clear sign charter schools are about to be forced on the region.

Visiting US education expert Karran Harper-Royal is speaking at the PPTA's annual conference today.

She says after Hurricane Katrina when school rolls fell, charter schools sprang up, pushing out neighbourhood schools.

Ms Harper-Royal says the plan to merge and close some Christchurch schools is ominous.

"There is a move afoot to privatise public education and one way to do that is to descend upon a community that is already hurting and push ideas that are not coming from the community."

Ms Harper-Royal denies she's scaremongering and says her comments are based on a real life disaster situation.

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