In Norddjurs Municipality, many parents are walking around with a knot in their stomachs. They fear that their local public school might be closed.
Norddjurs Municipality is currently figuring out what to do with the schools in the municipality. And it cannot be ruled out that it could end in school closures. (Photo: © Thim Jungersen Nijlunsing) 1 minute ago.
Norddjurs Municipality is in the process of looking at what the future should look like for students in public schools.
Last week, it was decided to 'protect' Toubroskolen near Trustrup outside Grenaa, but that puts extra pressure on the other small schools in the municipality. Because school closures are something politicians are talking about.
- The proposals we have forwarded also include closures of departments, so it is clearly on the table, says Alexander Myrhøj (SF), chairman of the children, family and school committee in Norddjurs.
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Afraid of ending up as a ghost town
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Janne Kastrup is the mother of two children who attend Langhøjskolen in Vivild. And besides the fear that a potential school closure could affect her own children's well-being, it could also have consequences for the entire town.
- We fear that the influx of new residents will stop. And in the long run, that has the consequence that daycare centers and kindergartens will close, and then we are on our way to becoming a ghost town.
Janne Kastrup Johansen acknowledges that Langhøjskolen has become worn down, but she does not think it is in such bad shape that the school should be closed. (Photo: © Thim Jungersen Nijlunsing)
Therefore, she has started the association Save Langhøjskolen, which currently consists of 80 people. They have made t-shirts, banners, and signs that hang in various places in the town to show that the school matters to the local community.
Alexander Myrhøj (SF) from the children, family and school committee in Norddjurs can understand that many citizens fear for their school. However, he still thinks that one should turn it around and actually be glad that the politicians are doing something in the school area.
- The situation today is that we do not have well-being among the children that we can be satisfied with, and the academic results are not good enough either, he says.
Norddjurs Municipality will decide at the end of September which scenarios for the schools' future will be sent out for public consultation.
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