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Thank you for keeping our girls together, say Millie and Amy’s parents
10:29am Wednesday 27th January 2010
TWIN sisters at the centre of a school places row have been saved from being split up – thanks to the Daily Echo.
Education bosses had told the devastated parents of four-year-olds Millie and Amy Haime that they would have to attend different schools.
Admissions officers said while Millie could follow in five-year-old brother Liam’s footsteps by going to Fairisle Infant School in Lordshill, there was not enough space to take Amy as well.
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Ken Hutchinson, Southampton says...
11:05am Wed 27 Jan 10
Portland Saint, Marchwood says...
11:08am Wed 27 Jan 10
stickymcglue, west end says...
11:10am Wed 27 Jan 10
leetle, Southampton says...
12:13pm Wed 27 Jan 10
stmarysmush, soton says...
12:18pm Wed 27 Jan 10
lly as their brother is there as well. Just not healthy to be together 24/7.
Condor Man, Southampton says...
12:50pm Wed 27 Jan 10
Ken Hutchinson wrote:there is a set cut off date for all applications, it clearly states if you are late in applying you run the risk of disappointment. This family need to buck their ideas up rather than the LEA.
A lesson to all parents in applying for their childrens' places in good time!
wilson castaway, soton says...
2:51pm Wed 27 Jan 10
wilson castaway, soton says...
2:51pm Wed 27 Jan 10
shilo, southampton says...
3:14pm Wed 27 Jan 10
Unlimited* Service, *fair usage applies says...
7:24pm Wed 27 Jan 10
wilson castaway wrote:When I read this story in the printed edition (given to me on the 05:00am Greyhound to London) two things struck me:-
Sorry, but where does it say they were late with their application?? I dont see it! Its totaly unpractical to place siblings into different schools,how can a parent be in 2 places at once? seems the authorities are more concerned with what a child brings in their lunchbox than common sense issues like this.
1 - the parents were late with their application. FAIL on the parents.
2 - the only reason given for the change of heart was that another parent withdrew a child, thereby creating a space. FAIL on the Echo which was not the saviour here.
shaime, southampton says...
8:48pm Wed 27 Jan 10
disgruntled...again, Southampton says...
9:14pm Wed 27 Jan 10
Condor Man, Southampton says...
10:04pm Wed 27 Jan 10
shaime wrote:The admissions people should have told you that you could have applied on line (as I did).
i am the farther of Millie and Amy. The reason the application forms were in late was due to the fact the school had run out of application forms, THE VERY SAME DAY we contacted the admissions department and were told that the forms will be sent out a.s.a.p, we had to wait nearly 3 weeks before receiving them, once we received them they were sent back the very same day. We have only ever had our children's best interests at heart, we also have no problem with them being in different classes the issue we had was different schools. no parent in our shoes would be happy with the original decision.
ahaime, southampton says...
10:33pm Wed 27 Jan 10
Portland Saint wrote:If u are not capable of reading the full article in the paper,then dont comment on something you know nothing about.It clearly says that the school ran out of application forms,so it was the schools fault not the parents as you seem to think.Looks like you need educating!!!
Glad its worked out OK in the end but what about the parental responsibility to get the children registered on time. It's alright focusing on two children but if everyone left it till the last minute or later then placing thousands of children would be impossible. It's not about education bucking their ideas up it's about parent taking responsibility for their actions or inactions.
freemantlegirl2, Southampton says...
5:29am Thu 28 Jan 10
Brite Spark, Shawford says...
6:32am Thu 28 Jan 10
Condor Man, Southampton says...
7:34am Thu 28 Jan 10
freemantlegirl2, Southampton says...
8:49am Thu 28 Jan 10
Unlimited* Service, *fair usage applies says...
6:05pm Tue 2 Feb 10
shaime wrote:Mark Webster of the Council wrote to the Echo yesterday pointing out your application was "over a month after the closing date".
i am the farther of Millie and Amy. The reason the application forms were in late was due to the fact the school had run out of application forms, THE VERY SAME DAY we contacted the admissions department and were told that the forms will be sent out a.s.a.p, we had to wait nearly 3 weeks before receiving them, once we received them they were sent back the very same day. We have only ever had our children's best interests at heart, we also have no problem with them being in different classes the issue we had was different schools. no parent in our shoes would be happy with the original decision.
Perhaps you could have used some grey matter and a) got a photocopy of the form and used that, b) done the registration online (using the free facilities at the library) or c) written a covering letter explaining your predictament with the forms.
A truely concerned parent would have covered all bases.
Oh and it's "father".
Identical twins Amy, right, and Millie with their parents Leanne and Simon Haime. Echo picture by Chris Moorhouse. Order no: 9821055
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freemantlegirl2, Southampton says...
10:40am Wed 27 Jan 10