URGENT - Reports about Residential Specialist Schools
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From: Joe Clarke
Dear Ministry of Education,
URGENT
I request copies of all independent reports, papers, and reviews commissioned or contracted by Ministry of Education in relation to the 3 residential specialist schools (Westbridge, Halswell, Salisbury) since 2010.
I request this under the urgency provision of the Act because the information is needed to inform a submission about the potential closure of Westbridge Residential School and submissions close on March 15th.
Yours faithfully,
Joe Clarke
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Dear Ministry of Education,
URGENT
I request copies of all independent reports, papers, and reviews
commissioned or contracted by Ministry of Education in relation to the 3
residential specialist schools (Westbridge, Halswell, Salisbury) since
2010.
I request this under the urgency provision of the Act because the
information is needed to inform a submission about the potential closure
of Westbridge Residential School and submissions close on March 15th.
Yours faithfully,
Joe Clarke
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recipient, any use, dissemination, distribution or duplication of this
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error please notify the author immediately and erase all copies of the
email and attachments. The Ministry of Education accepts no
responsibility for changes made to this message or attachments after
transmission from the Ministry.
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