Being schooled

In movie Zanna Shirley Gillespie’s (Canvas, review July of 25) the she does not understand the role of a school “secretary”. Not only does she use this archaic title but she says we direct parents where to sign in and hand out Band-Aids.

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Leonie Sykes, Birkdale.