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However, the committee members were agreed that the outcome of the meeting had been unsatisfactory.
Chair Sheila Clarke said members "should never be put in that position again" and said future meetings should clearly separate the committee and members of the public and give the chair a microphone.
Lib-Dem councillor Tom Harney was also critical of the arrangements for the meeting, which had been held the council chamber – usually reserved for full meetings of the council.
He said the room should be better set up, and with large numbers of the public at such meetings "we should not make fools of ourselves".
He said: "We’re in charge of the children’s education and it makes us look as if we’re incapable of organising ourselves."
