The Vice Chair of the Student Council says, "We will strive to teach every student in the Academy that discrimination is unacceptable and will not be tolerated"
The NUT representative for the Isle of Wight says "the picture portrayed in the letter or in the articles is not one which the NUT recognises or accepts".
Six of the seven Governors at Ryde Academy have resigned, saying they believe "decisions AET are making in respect of education provision show no interest in improving education, but are becoming wholly commercial”.