A school has defended its actions after parents accused it of wastefully throwing away dozens of usable furniture items. Avanti Gardens School in Fishponds has been accused of throwing away a large number of desks and textbooks which people were willing to take.
The school says that it only threw away "broken/rejected" desks and has tried to rehome its furniture since last Easter. Avanti Gardens got rid of its old furniture after replacing it with new items last year, and the headteacher says "misinformation" has circulated about their disposal.
The old furniture went into storage at the time, and the school says it offered parents the chance to buy this surplus furniture a year ago, and began offering it out for free around five months ago. It says it has recycled more than 200 pieces of furniture to families, other schools and charities.
