A Jersey parent says she is worried her child's education will suffer under plans to replace three schools with a new town school.
On Tuesday, the States rejected a proposition to rethink plans for a new primary school at Gas Place, St Helier, replacing La Passerelle, St Luke's and Springfield primary schools.
Susannah Gulley moved her seven-year-old daughter to St Luke's after she struggled in a larger school, and fears another move would be unsettling for her.
Deputy Rob Ward said there was a need to improve the town's schools and "we have the opportunity to build purpose-built facilities".
Ms Gulley said her daughter has been much happier and her attendance has improved since moving to St Luke's.
"Since she was at the other school, her confidence went so down and she was always upset every time I picked her up," she said.
"[Now] she's eager to get to school every day."
She said the teachers at St Luke's "have time for every child", something she was concerned would not be the case at the new, bigger school.
She also wants her one-year-old son to be educated at St Luke's because it is "so lovely" and said she felt parents' views were not being considered by politicians.
The BBC has also spoken to two St Luke's parents who said they have contacted the minister via email and have yet to receive a reply.
Mr Ward, Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning, denied that parents' views had not been considered and has invited parents to contact him with their concerns.
He added he wanted to reassure them that children will not "get lost" in the new, larger school but will "get the provision and the care" they need.
Discussions over whether the Gas Place site should be turned into a school or an extension of nearby Millennium Park have been rumbling for some time.
Campaigners from the Millennium Town Park Support Group staged a protest outside the Royal Square on Tuesday.
Chairman of the group Bernie Manning said: "I'd like to see the extension to the park.
"The old gas works showrooms could be used as a community centre, youth club, creche facilities. It could be used by the whole community rather than spending £16 million rebuilding a youth club in Ann Street."
Campaigner Freya Gallichan said: "This is not park versus school. Let's have both, just find another place to put a school if a school is needed."
"Green space is so important to town dwellers."
Mr Ward told BBC Jersey he was frustrated that the proposal to rethink the school had delayed the project.
"It's a real shame," he said.
"We cannot allow our children to continue to be educated in buildings that are too small - they don't meet standard requirements - they are falling down, they are damaged in the winter, they're too hot in the summer - when we have the opportunity to build purpose-built facilities for those children with green space to play in the centre of our town."