Decision dates for Hove Park School's academy plans
Updated: The ballot results are now expected on Wednesday, July 16
The results of a crucial - but non-binding - ballot of parents of students at Hove Park School will be announced on Wednesday (July 16)
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Hide AdOn the same day, the equally-important parent-governor elections take place.
Three longstanding vacancies may be filled by three anti-academy parents: Sarah Arjun, Sharon Duggal, and Mark Radcliffe.
A total of nine candidates are standing for election. The others are: Anthony Campbell, Peter Colmer, Alison Haughton, Elizabeth Maddison, Fiona Paris, and Andy Whippey.
Also on the same day, teachers at the school will take strike action in a last-ditch bid to thwart moves to transform the school into an academy, with no accountability to the local authority or citizens in Brighton and Hove.
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Hide AdA final decision has been delayed by governors, who will now decide whether to press ahead with academy status, after the summer holidays, on September 22.
Up to 200 people attended a march and rally organised by campaigners against the academy plans last Saturday.