Friday, May 7, 2010

"We were ambushed by Peter Harvey": Parents

A group of parents who attended the Mother's Day Afternoon Tea at Carenne Special School yesterday while Education Minister Verity Firth was there says they were "ambushed" by Peter Harvey who took them to another room and kept them talking until the Education Minister had left.

One parent said "I thought we were going to meet the minister but instead we went and listened to Peter Harvey ramble on until she had left."

Another parent told Carenne Gate "I had quite a bit to say to Firth but Harvey knew that and ambushed us, I even ended up missing out on my afternoon tea, I wasn't happy."

The parents claim that the only parents who got to meet the minister were parents who would say positive things about the school, one parent said "They had it all scripted I am certain of that, only parents who would say favourable things were allowed to meet the minister."