Having read the headline on the Daily Echo, I was shocked to discover this was concerning my school (Dumping ground, Daily Echo, June 9).

As you may know, the end of the academic year is approaching.

It is the time for year six children and their parents to make their decision on which secondary school to go to.

I am sure that this headline has caused untold damage to my school’s reputation.

It may have influenced the parents, causing them to choose other schools, just by glancing at the headline and picture.

The council using my school as a place to dump all challenging students may turn it into Summerbee all over again.

I think that they are just taking the easy solution, not dealing with it head on. The school could be overloaded with people who simply don’t want to be there.

I completely agree with Rev Arkell. How many can we have at one time?

I still stand by my decision of going to this school. This year has been the best year of my life, and I hope that other pupils in the school feel that. I am extremely proud of what it has achieved.

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