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27.03.2023 - 08:05 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Moves to continue mothballing a village school have been blasted.
Carsphairn Primary closed in 2019 when the final two pupils left, leaving no kids on the school roll.
It has been empty for the past three years and councillors will be asked to extend that period for a further two years.
But Carsphairn Community Council chairman Liz Holmes slammed the suggestion.
She said: “We don’t want it to be mothballed, we want it to be reopened.
“Children in Carsphairn have a right to be educated in their local school. They are being forced to travel to Dalry.
“The building will deteriorate, they have already taken stuff out, they’ve boarded up the windows.
“They’re going to turn round and say it’s going to cost too much to do the building up – but we’ve got community volunteers who have been into the playground making it look decent.
“Saving money is not, on any level, a reason for closing a school. There are so many arguments in our favour.
“They are killing our sustainability. Without the school, how are we going to attract young families? The community council is working with South of Scotland Community Housing group to investigate the building of affordable housing to bring young families.”
The results of a consultation report on the school’s future, prepared by Education Scotland, will be presented to the committee on Tuesday.
It reveals there were 34 representations – only one of which was in favour of closure.
Six people wanted it mothballed with seven calling for it to be reopened.
A further 10 were against closure but didn’t have a preferred option, with the remaining not in favour of closure.
The report also reveals there are currently 10 children in the catchment area, which would drop to eight come
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