What a wonderful example of democracy and the right to free speech and expression. This type of threat is typical of the society we have become.
Shall we be afraid to protest against the poll tax,giving women the vote or any issue that affects us. Yes in todays society it wiould appear that even those former free thinking individuals who are the educators of our children are taking a stance for suppression of expression.
As to whether they are right or not is a matter of opinion. Finances are often such that perhaps the relocation will be beneficial and will free up funding , however that is not the issue here. The issue is the threat against those who should have the right to speak and express their opinion in their world and certainly in their home town on an issue that they feel is important.

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students should leave and go on mass the idiots who are issueing theses silly threats should realise if they get rid of the students they have no college to co-locate have they ?,
The impression i am getting is if you are a student or member of staff at these places you are being barred from expressing an opinion .

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betty why??,
The issue here is people being banned from expressing an opinion as said if subscribed too, you as a woman would not be allowed an opinion would you.

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Scheduled lessons on Friday the 21st of December…er..I don’t think so. More an attempt at heading off unwanted publicity. Theres a lot of local vested interested in this {the usual suspects no doubt..I wonder if it’ll be another tender avoidance exercise?}. I suggest the council tax payers of this borough watch this scheme unfold with eyes like an outhouse rat!

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I agree hear whole heartedly – The right to peaceful protest must be upheld at all costs

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As a Retired Branch Sec. of Unison my advice to the student would be there is safety in numbers if you all go there is not much they can do as without student they have no funds and no jobs Stick together and Good Luck

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Students should remain in lessons that they signed up to! If they are free then of course go.

Can you imagine getting up from your desk during work hours to protest against your employer! Back to Scargill and the 70′s, remember the bin men!

Protest in your free time and the world will run in a smooth way.

And too note, I’m totaly for this move! Focus should be on the improved learning environment for students, and not how many ‘butties’ Greggs will or won’t sell at lunch time.

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up for it, they were in a muted threat way, you as an employee go to the meeting by all means but do not say anything negative about the proposal or else ?, you can march but if you have a class when it is on you must attend the class, were the classes still being run on the last day of term at the said march time last year??

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” No Russian person that works on this day shall be permitted to leave their workplace in order to attend the dismantling of Lenins tomb or face imprisonment”.
Vladimir Korgensky.

Sound familiar ??

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Up for it

Are you an SSFC mouthpiece?

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