Nursery fight
Socialist Press1978 1978-02-08Read it in the scan (PDF), scan page 5 →
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A well-attended meeting last week in Oxford's Town Hall discussed action against the closures of first, middle and nursery schools by the Tory County Speakers from the threatened schools, an NUT member and a Trades Council delegate spoke about the steamrolling tactics of the Council, lack of parental consultation and the inaction of union and Labour Party leaders on the subject of closures.
The agreed to meeting send a to NUT letter Divisional Committee members condemning their recent decision to accept school closures on the grounds of a national drop in school-age population, and reminding the NUT of their recent campaign to "support our children" and defend pupil-teacher ratios which was being supported by parents.
Members of the Oxford City Nursery Campaign asked the meeting to support their five point policy which includes defence of nursery schools and classes through occupation, and the setting up of committees of parents, teachers and other trade unionists to investigate the finances of the Council.
Discussion on the policy of occupation exposed worries about the Criminal Trespass Act, and some people felt that while direct action will inevitably be necessary, "we shouldn't publicise our intentions to the Council"
An amendment to delete the occupation clause was successful by 31 votes to 30.
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