The original intention of this site was to give parents an opportunity to record and debate those issues, since clearly in their eyes (and I fully understand this view) the system of school governors is simply irrelevant to the debate.

My personal perspective is rather wider. I believe that the education system is utterly flawed and fails to serve the interests of society or mankind in general. I believe that wherever one looks in business, sport, politics and public service, that view is supported. The root cause of the failing, in my opinion, is the lack of core values in society – and that must start with schools. I do not believe that this is the kind of debate that governors would consider it appropriate to hold. Indeed, based upon my experience of conversations with them, I doubt that many are equipped to hold it.

This site, of course, has largely failed. Instead of taking the opportunity to address the issues, most parents have remained silent. The relatively few contributions that the site has had since its inception have been from people who simply seek to defend the current system and everything it stands for. In doing so they have not entered into debate about the issues at all, but confined themselves to attacking me for having the audacity to question whether the best decisions are being taken and whether the people taking them are effective. One amateur psychologist even explained to me that my opinions are the consequence of being bullied at school – news to me! They have all, in general, done this behind a cloak of anonymity. I find it all quite sad.

A rare exception with regard to anonymity is Annika’s contribution to this thread. Yet she is typical in that nothing in what she says addresses any of the issues raised in the article. She merely berates me for questioning the head teacher and the “good school”.

The few parents and a couple of teachers who have supported the site or some of the issues I have covered have done so only by private, “not for publication” emails. Some have said that they fear the backlash if they expressed their views openly. I do not need to wonder why that might be, but I do wonder why you have not given your name, given that your contribution is entirely neutral.

Perhaps even the mere association with a site that seeks to deviate from the status quo is reason enough.

Even if you perceive problems with the current system of school management, surely that does not necessarily preclude the possibility of making any positive impact on a school as a parent governor?

Your strong feeling about and commitment towards education provision in Louth is laudable, but I think standing for election as a parent governor to become involved in effecting change would constitute a much more positive and proactive move than continuing to snipe from the sidelines.

What does the school say about your concerns?

It is disappointing that there are so few comments from parents from all schools. You will appreciate that, as I have little experience of the other two schools, it is difficulty for me to comment on them.

In the same way that I don’t install my own bathroom simply because I am unhappy with the workmanship of my plumber, I don’t home-school my children because I believe the education system can be improved. Of course, if I don’t like the plumber’s work, I don’t have to pay him – not an option with the education system, unfortunately. Neither do I need to know how to install a sink to be able to discern that mine is leaking water.

I have spent a considerable time considering various approaches to education and I believe I understand the issues reasonably well.

You are quite right that I have little interest in rugby, but I have no doubt that KEVIGS “do it” very well.

I don’t recall being bullied at school.

I wonder about the source of your apparent anger and your need to express it anonymously. Do you feel threatened in some way? Perhaps you are a teacher at the school.

Quite simply, it’s people like you who don’t understand a system, therefore, you only have criticism for it – a similar concept to watching rugby; something that KEVIGS does very well by the way, [personal references deleted].

You were most likely the kid at school who was bullied. Therefore, you attribute all of your negativity at educational institutions to compensate for your early life distresses (yes, I’m a psychologist). Two words “Man Up”! Learn, understand, then report. If you don’t understand, then be quiet! Either way, stop being a winer!

This site is called Louth Parents because it is open to the parents of Louth Schools to submit their views, as you have done. The purpose of the site is to give the parents of pupils at ALL Louth secondary schools a voice which they do not have in any other way.

If you wish to celebrate the many successes of KEVIGS, you are free to do so and I believe that in doing so you would assist parents who are making decisions about the right school for their children. A number of contributors have cited the “good school”, but none have given a single example that I can recall.

I have no doubt that KEVIGS is a better school than many – perhaps even most – but unfortunately, given the quality of secondary education in this country, that is not saying very much.

You say that the school cannot open if any of the buses do not run. The headteacher opened the school to Louth children only, knowing that more distant buses were not running.

You say that any benefits of staying open are outweighed by the risks to pupils. I might agree with you, but neither buses nor risks were the reason the Headteacher gave for closing the school. The reason given was that after just 50 minutes, the 13+ teachers on site discovered that they were “unable to provide any meaningful education”, despite having a plan to do so.

Mr Lascelles letter does not stand up to scrutiny, but it is clear to me that many parents do not want to question the motives and efficacy of the school or engage in any meaningful debate about it. That, of course, is their choice; in which case Louth Parents is not the place for them.