P-03-098 - Abolishing the school name 'Ysgol Gyfun Rhydfelen'
Petition Received: 14 January 2008
Lead Petitioner: Mr Emlyn Penny-Jones
Number of Petitioners: 25
Petition Wording:
'We understand that the Assembly has found in favour of the Rhondda Cynon-Taf Education Authority's action in changing the name of Ysgol Gyfun Rhydyfelen, and of the methods used to bring about this change.
We find this to be a matter of dissapointment and consternation. The decision has far-reaching obligations with respect to the powers and rights of school governing bodies in general. It also, of course, ratifies the Authority's ill founded and unwarranted decision to eliminate a school name which has had such promience in the history of Welsh education, and in doing so, to flout the opinion consistently expressed by the school's governors, parents, pupils, through the School council, and staff.
We understand that Lord Gwilym Prys Davies has allready contacted the members of the Petitions Committee. We wish to support his request for a speedy amendment of the relevant legislation, whereby the right to change the name of a school is returned to governors'
Petition Status: Closed on 22 September 2009
Link to the transcript of the meeting on 22 September 2009
Link to Completion Report for P-03-098 (PDF, 487KB)
Petitions Committee Consideration:
Link to the transcript of the meeting on 31 January 2008
Link to the transcript of the meeting on 10 April 2008
Link to the transcript of the meeting on 19 May 2009
