National's
Education spokesman, Bill English, says Steve Maharey will
have to shrink the Auckland Grammar zone if he is to make
good on Labour's promise that all kids can attend their
local school.
He is commenting on reports that Auckland
Grammar has started turning students away as it has reached
its capacity.
Labour's school zoning policy requires
schools to accept enrolments from all students resident in
their zone.
"With Auckland Grammar bursting at the seems
Steve Maharey clearly cannot honour that policy,” says Mr
English.
"He is left with no option but to remove some
streets from the exclusive zone so the school can
accommodate all the students in the smaller
zone.
"Families who have paid top dollar for houses in the
Auckland Grammar zone, expecting their kids to get into the
school, will not to be happy to find Labour is now planning
on taking that entitlement away," says Mr English.
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