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I do come from Caernarfon, and you will note that in my comment I did not say if I agreed or disagreed with the schools reorg plan from Gwynedd. Everything I wrote about Mr Dafydd Iwan was true. I would be intrested to know if you have read the reports from Gwynedd on this sudject, or attended and meetings (public or council).
What you say could well be true, but do not fall into the trap of thinking that if some small rural schools are closed, education and conditions in other schools will imporve. Part of the plan was for Gwynedd to build new schools . They have not got the money for this, it will come from a grant from the W.A.G. which Gwynedd will have to bid for, and fullfill certain requirements. All councils in Wales will be able to do this, and Gwynedd will be in competition with them for the grant. Gwynedd's plan was to close the schools, so they could build new ones with money they did not have, and may not get. But once a school is closed there is no going back. This does not sound a good idea to me. If you look at other parts of Wales where rural schools have been closed people will tell you the money saved is not reinvested in other schools. This has also happened in England, Ireland and Scotland. So much so the the Commons has formed a committee to look into this matter in England.I know that Gwynedd told staff from schools in non rural areas that their lot would be improved by these measures. But many senior staff still did not believe them. What ever you think Plaid and Mr Dafydd Iwan and in turn Gwynedd Council did not act correctly in this matter. They have admitted this themselves by going back to the drawing board, but their are many people who will not forget what the party of Wales did to the people of Wales from the very area that used to be known as Plaid's heartland. I stand by ever word I said.