PARENTS who want a crumbling primary school rebuilt took their plight to a city MP.
Members of the parent action group met with Coventry North East MP Bob Ainsworth to discuss John Gulson School in George Street.
Campaigners are calling for the Foleshill school to be rebuilt because of its poor state.
They met with Mr Ainsworth, who is also the defence secretary and is backing their campaign, last week.
Parent Sam Begum, who has three children attending the school, spoke to Mr Ainsworth.
She said: “He was very insightful and helped by giving suggestions on how we can take our campaign further.
“He suggested getting a resolution from all councillors and getting them to vote on our cause.
“Mr Ainsworth is on our side and said that the school is irreparable.
“Our next step is to contact all councillors and see if children’s secretary Ed Balls will visit the school.
“Failing that we would like to meet him in London.”
Last month more than 30 mums and dads demonstrated outside the council house with placards and carried pictures of the school’s peeling paint, leaking cisterns and cracked plaster.
They handed in a petition with 1,346 signatures to a cabinet meeting which was headed by Councillor John Blundell (Con, Wainbody).
Councillor Blundell, the cabinet member for children, learning and young people, said there wasn’t enough money for a new building and pledged a programme of maintenance and improvements instead.
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