In a show of solidarity for Salisbury School, more than 60 local and national politicians, school staff, parents and local residents gathered this morning to demonstrate the wide community support that exists for the school.
Held in Salisbury’s recreation room, the event featured a number of speakers including John Kane, Salisbury Board Chair, Tasman District Mayor, Richard Kempthorne, Tasman-West Coast MP, Damien O’Connor, Jenny Salesa, Labour MP, Catherine Delahunty, Green MP and Tracey Martin, NZ First MP, all opposed to the closure of the school for girls with complex intellectual impairments. For the second time in four years, Education Minister Hon Hekia Parata is consulting on closing the school and will be visiting Salisbury on Monday, just days prior to consultation closing on August 12.
Those opposing the school’s closure all believe that it is a vital part of the national education system and that it’s loss would be a “travesty.”
