Tasman Mayor invites Minster to visit Salisbury School

“Salisbury School is once again under attack. As a result I am writing to the Minster of Education Hekia Parata to support the school’s efforts to provide a way forward, said Tasman Mayor Richard Kempthorne.

“Since the spectre of closure appeared two years ago, Salisbury school has built a very comprehensive offering in providing support for students with severe intellectual disabilities and those at the severe end of the autistic spectrum.

“Salisbury school has the qualified staff and appropriate resources need for the intensive development of each student’s life-skills and coping strategies to prepare for transition into mainstream schools.

“I am inviting the Minister to visit the school and gain a better understanding of the school’s proposal for their future. Investment at this stage in the student’s lives will certainly be paid back many times over in the future, financially, socially and morally.”

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