Parents' Appeals Soar ; Union Boss Tells of 'False Expectations'
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SOARING numbers of disgruntled parents in the North East lodged appeals over decisions to refuse their children school places. The latest statistics show more than 4,500 unhappy parents in the region appealed in one year.
The figures were published by the Department for Education yesterday and relate to allocations for infant, primary and secondary schools for the 2008/09 academic year.See the full content of this document
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Parents' Appeals Soar ; Union Boss Tells of 'False Expectations'
They show dramatic increases of up to 610% in some parts of the region.
Overall, appeals in the North East were up by 30% for primary and infant schools, although secondary school appeals actually dropped by 13%.Last night, John Dunford, the g...See the full content of this document
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