CBetts wrote:The comments received...will be passed to the Governors...the Governors settle the final terms of reference and the timetable for the Inquiry.
David Boddy wrote:They have therefore decided to establish an independent Internal Inquiry to be conducted by a Chairman who is independent of St Vedast, St James, or any other body, such as the School of Economic Science, likely to have any connection with the schools. He is a prominent Queen?s Counsel with considerable experience in the conduct of inquiries and mediation...
As soon as practical arrangements for the Inquiry have been established I will post on the message board details of an address to which complaints and written evidence can be sent for onward transmission to the Independent Chairman.
I think that was the joke. Punch line is in bold.
I?m finding it very hard to take any of these posts at face value, instead I have to read very carefully between each line.
CBetts wrote:The Governors are prepared to deal with complaints of which they are made aware, they do not have a responsibility to trawl for further complaints.
The tone of C Betts? post speaks volumes. Compare and contrast:
David Boddy wrote:The aim of the Inquiry is to discover the facts, to make recommendations, and to supervise implementation of any recommendations.
Wherever there are disputes or differences, the aim must be to resolve them. The steps must be truth first, and then reconciliation. Both steps are necessary, and the aim of this Inquiry and whatever follows is to do both.
The Governors have
absolute responsibility to ?trawl? for further complaints.
If they have any intention of uncovering the facts, and addressing any mental or physical pain that ex-students have suffered in their school then they will contact
all ex pupils just as they have those active on this site.
If they are merely trying to appease those ex-pupils active on this site, then they have still not done enough, as it has been reported that they are only looking at the boy?s school. There have been shocking accounts from several girls on this site and to ignore them is an appalling oversight.
The Governors must also give more time for the submission of evidence. There are still serious unanswered questions about the inquiry and worrying statements floating around about the structure and scope of the inquiry-
How is the evidence to be presented to the QC?
Will it be edited?
Is the girl?s school to be included?
Will results be public in any way?
Will teachers be involved/interviewed/required to give evidence in the inquiry?
How long is the evidence to be reviewed by the QC?
Will there be any efforts made to contact all ex-pupils?
There are many more.
We need a post that is a little more generous than 7 or 8 lines, which explains ?fully- the structure of the inquiry and it?s limitations, also detailing how particular decisions were arrived at.
Complete transparency is the very least is owed here.