"NOW, it's become personal, so finally you acknowledge it's happening?"

Once again, Lizzie, you#ve got the wrong end of the stick. The education system WORKED. A head teacher who was brought in 3 years ago to replace an excelelnt one, just couldn't do the job. The Ofsted inspectors picked this up, got rid of him and put the school under special measures. That's the way it should work and it did - so now, fortunately, the new head from a beacon school will turn it around. It wasn't the system that failed, it was one individual.

"I wish your wife well in trying to make the school better. I doubt she'll be able to help *that* much,"

Oh, you don't know mrsleveller!

"There are good and bad police officers."

Of course there are because there are good and bad people. It's down to individuals again. Individuals make a difference - for better and for worse.

"ALL Young People should have a 'Future',"

This scrote has had plenty of chances. There comes a time when even I say 'enough is enough'. and drug dealing, burglary, malicious wounding and GBH are more than enough.