Concerned parents have contacted Carenne Gate outraged that their children have been unable to access Riding for the Disabled for the past three weeks because Melinda Gavin has been on holidays.
Both Carenne Special School and RDA have been questioned by parents about why there can be no RDA program just because Mrs Gavin has decided to take holidays in the middle of the school term. One parent said "I asked why the program was so reliant on Mrs Gavin and was told that she is the only person who can run the program because nobody else is trained, it was just like when her child was sick a few years ago, everyone missed out because of it, it is so poorly organised it isn't funny,"
"You would have thought then that they would of worked on making sure they had alternative arrangements."
Another parent said "I am concerned about the level of control Michael Auld and Melinda Gavin have over RDA, it is just like another arm of the school, nobody is allowed in there, it's Melinda or nobody."
nedkelly told Carenne Gate "I don't know why they can't train Jasmine Ryan up to do the job, that would make sense. She was given the job of filling in for Gavin in Auld's class because she was a 'horsey' person, why can't she run RDA when Gavin takes one of her breaks?"
It is believed that on the days that Mrs Gavin is away from the school and working at RDA that she continues to be paid by the school who have to also arrange a relief aide.
Carenne Gate has learned that there will be no RDA program again next Thursday as Melinda Gavin is participating in the Gulgong Endurance Horse Ride.
It's about time staff such as Melinda Gavin take their responsibilities to the students of Carenne Special School seriously and put student needs before their own.
