Question regarding whether the Minister for Education misled a parent about taking the Coral Bay School of the Air classroom issue to cabinet. The Minister's response indicates a preference for the Director General to resolve the issue, but cabinet intervention remains a possibility.

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14 September 2010
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Education

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CORAL BAY — SCHOOL OF THE AIR CLASSROOM
As a supplementary question, the minister did not answer my question about whether she was taking it to cabinet. Why did the minister tell a Coral Bay parent, Mr Stuart McNaughton, that something was going to cabinet when she just had discussions with the department? Dr E. CONSTABLE

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At this stage I am asking the director general to resolve the issue and to provide appropriate accommodation for the children there, because I can see that the town will be growing. From a tourism point of view — Mrs M.H. Roberts : You have misled the parent and you are dithering. Dr E. CONSTABLE : I have not finished the answer, member for Midland. Just wait. Be patient! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Member for Cannington! Dr E. CONSTABLE : If necessary, this matter would be taken to cabinet right now to solve it — Mrs M.H. Roberts : You are so slow. Dr E. CONSTABLE : I am trying to solve this problem in this way by getting the director general to respond to my requests.
Dr E. CONSTABLE replied: At this stage I am asking the director general to resolve the issue and to provide appropriate accommodation for the children there, because I can see that the town will be growing. From a tourism point of view — Mrs M.H. Roberts : You have misled the parent and you are dithering. Dr E. CONSTABLE : I have not finished the answer, member for Midland. Just wait. Be patient! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Member for Cannington! Dr E. CONSTABLE : If necessary, this matter would be taken to cabinet right now to solve it — Mrs M.H. Roberts : You are so slow. Dr E. CONSTABLE : I am trying to solve this problem in this way by getting the director general to respond to my requests.
At this stage I am asking the director general to resolve the issue and to provide appropriate accommodation for the children there, because I can see that the town will be growing. From a tourism point of view — Mrs M.H. Roberts : You have misled the parent and you are dithering. Dr E. CONSTABLE : I have not finished the answer, member for Midland. Just wait. Be patient! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Member for Cannington! Dr E. CONSTABLE : If necessary, this matter would be taken to cabinet right now to solve it — Mrs M.H. Roberts : You are so slow. Dr E. CONSTABLE : I am trying to solve this problem in this way by getting the director general to respond to my requests.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : You have misled the parent and you are dithering. Dr E. CONSTABLE : I have not finished the answer, member for Midland. Just wait. Be patient! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Member for Cannington! Dr E. CONSTABLE : If necessary, this matter would be taken to cabinet right now to solve it — Mrs M.H. Roberts : You are so slow. Dr E. CONSTABLE : I am trying to solve this problem in this way by getting the director general to respond to my requests.
Dr E. CONSTABLE : I have not finished the answer, member for Midland. Just wait. Be patient! Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Member for Cannington! Dr E. CONSTABLE : If necessary, this matter would be taken to cabinet right now to solve it — Mrs M.H. Roberts : You are so slow. Dr E. CONSTABLE : I am trying to solve this problem in this way by getting the director general to respond to my requests.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Member for Cannington! Dr E. CONSTABLE : If necessary, this matter would be taken to cabinet right now to solve it — Mrs M.H. Roberts : You are so slow. Dr E. CONSTABLE : I am trying to solve this problem in this way by getting the director general to respond to my requests.
The SPEAKER : Thank you, members! Member for Cannington! Dr E. CONSTABLE : If necessary, this matter would be taken to cabinet right now to solve it — Mrs M.H. Roberts : You are so slow. Dr E. CONSTABLE : I am trying to solve this problem in this way by getting the director general to respond to my requests.
Dr E. CONSTABLE : If necessary, this matter would be taken to cabinet right now to solve it — Mrs M.H. Roberts : You are so slow. Dr E. CONSTABLE : I am trying to solve this problem in this way by getting the director general to respond to my requests.
Mrs M.H. Roberts : You are so slow. Dr E. CONSTABLE : I am trying to solve this problem in this way by getting the director general to respond to my requests.
Dr E. CONSTABLE : I am trying to solve this problem in this way by getting the director general to respond to my requests.

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