28 June (Part 1) - In the news
Was
this another case of Bexley Council mismanagement was my first thought when
the News Shopper emailed their news summary to my mailbox. With some
difficulty due to adverts getting in the way, I read their report.
Maybe it is just me but I found myself sympathising with the Council. To have a
difficult child in need of constant attention is bound to present difficulties
and nothing is likely to be perfect but reacting by keeping the child off school
for two years seems a bit extreme to me.
Most of the comments took a similar view.
A correspondent with a child at the Shenstone SEND school
thinks it is brilliant.
Another headline that caught my eye was at the BBC. “Council
boss charged with drug and driving offences.” But it wasn't Bexley’s CEO
who was arrested for failing to stop, driving over the alcohol limit and
without insurance and in possession of Class A drugs.
It is not just in Bexley that Council selection processes leave something to be desired.
It was Lambeth hitting the headlines. Not Bexley.