Council strips primary school governors of budget powers in row over teaching post
The governors of Clyro Church in Wales Primary accuse Powys Council of trying to shut the school by stealth
Helen Simms and Nick Kerner with their children Cameron, nine and five year-old twins Benjamin and Harrison, who attend Clyro Primary are among parents backing the governors and fighting to keep staff
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Balloons were released to mark the opening of the new Clyro school in 2018 THE council have taken over the finances of a primary school over the Herefordshire border. Clyro Church in Wales School s governing body have had their right to a delegated budget suspended by the county council. Powys County Council says that it has taken the action to prevent the school from falling into a situation of rising deficits over the coming years. The suspension will allow the council to secure control of staffing and other spending decisions and to take control of the school’s budget including addressing the projected deficit budget over coming months .