Parent councils suggest plan to halt school closures
Parent councils from Shetland’s six junior high schools have clubbed together to table fresh ideas which they say could save the SIC millions of pounds without the need for any secondary closures. Three parent council representatives – Catriona Waddington from Baltasound, Jeremy Sansom from Aith and John Irvine from Mid Yell – presented a draft paper to the education and families committee this morning. Consultations on the closure of Aith and Skerries are due to commence this year, depending on the outcome of the Scotland-wide commission on rural education. Councillors unanimously agreed to bring forward a planned...
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