THE war of words between Education and Environment intensified yesterday as they criticised each other over road safety at the new Baubigny schools.

Environment defended the measures it will put in place to make the roads around St Sampson’s High and Le Murier safer, claiming the proposals will provide much greater protection for students than the plans originally submitted by Education.

‘The Education Department put forward a package of measures designed primarily to help reduce traffic speeds in the area by the installation of physical traffic calming measures,’ Environment said. ‘Most importantly, this package of measures failed to include any form of traffic calming measures whatsoever in arguably the most dangerous of all approach roads to the schools between Le Murier and Baubigny, instead favouring a policy of encouraging children to take the school bus from this direction.’

Education hit back yesterday, saying it had wanted to finalise the proposals sooner but could not as it had been forced to wait for Environment.