Not a Word in favour of Ysgol Llansteffan

Following a decision at the full meeting of Carmarthenshire Council to approve the proposal to close Ysgol Llansteffan today (04/03/2026) Ffred Ffransis on behalf of the Carmarthen Region Cymdeithas yr Iaith said:

"Cymdeithas stands with the parents of Ysgol Llansteffan, who are devastated that there was not a single word in favour of the school and all the hard work of teachers and governors in the chamber. And it is incredible that there was no reference to the fact that the Welsh Language Commissioner is holding an investigating into the language impact assessment or to the parents' exciting proposals for the school.

"Not only does closing a school disrupt children's education and remove one of the main Welsh language institutions from the community, but we saw a democratic deficit today, which will make people question what the point of the whole process is."