Carsphairn Community Council blasts proposal to continue mothballing school
dailyrecord.co.ukMoves 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.
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