A 1,600 strong petition demanding an investigation into why governors were removed from a Bradford school will be discussed by the Council next week.

But councillors have been advised to take "no further action" on the calls - something one former governor thinks will leave the community feeling very disappointed.

The petition was started shortly after the entire governing body of Laisterdyke Business and Enterprise College was removed by Bradford Council last April.

It was replaced with an interim executive board after the Council raised concerns about its “actions and effectiveness” following a critical Ofsted report.

Among the governors were two Bradford Moor councillors Ghazanfer Khaliq (Lab) and Faisal Khan (Bradford Independent Group).

The petition, signed by 1,622 people, says: "This petition is a response to the way that governors were removed from Laisterdyke Business and Enterprise College and a request to carry out an independent investigation to get to the truth.

"The events that led to their removal have been shrouded in controversy and subject to speculation in the national press.

"Governors believe they have been scapegoated for the weak leadership within the school. Misinformation was used to justify removal of governors and due process was not followed properly."

It goes on to ask for an independent public enquiry into the decision, for officers to be dismissed if they were found to be biased and a public apology "exonerating the governors of incompetency" and to have them re-instated if possible.

The petition is being discussed by the Council's Children's services scrutiny committee on Tuesday.

A report presented to the committee lays out the Council's justification for the move. It refers to a poor Ofsted inspection, and a Council decision that "the governing body were seriously hindering the pace of improvement at the college."

It also says the Secretary of State, who had given the go ahead for the governors to be replaced, had been satisfied with the decision. It them recommends no further action be taken on the petition.

Cllr Khan normally sits on the committee, but will remove himself for that part of the meeting.

He said: "The people who signed the petition feel like this was just buried. Me and other governors feel like we have been singled out and misrepresented.

"Over 1,500 people have asked for an independent investigation, but it looks like the Council don't want to be held to account. This has been brought to a committee that doesn't have the power to do anything about it.

"If nothing happens then the community and people who signed this will not be happy."

Cllr Ralph Berry, the executive member for Children's Services, said: "People signed the petition based on statements on it, but these didn't necessarily address the real reasons for the decision. T

"here is no further action that can be taken. The governors had got into a situation where they were impeding the progress of the school."

The committee meets at Bradford City Hall at 4.30pm on Tuesday.