Falkirk Council plan to cut school hours 'dead in the water'

Proposals to cut Falkirk school hours for pupils to help meet a £62 million budget gap have been described as "dead in the water" as Westminster candidates from all three main political parties spoke out against them.

The SNP hopeful says that Scottish Government Ministers have given him "cast iron reassurance" that they will legislate to stop the change from happening. "If I'm elected on July 4, the first thing I'll do is work with the SNP Government to ensure this proposal is binned within days."We're still in a cost of living crisis - shortening the school day on a Friday would exacerbate pressures on households. And from a learning perspective it would widen the attainment gap.

The SNP politician says that the squeeze on public services is coming from both the Conservatives and Labour. The Labour candidate Euan Stainbank said: “If it was not for the fact that funding to local government has fallen well behind the cash rise in the Scottish Government’s finances since the SNP came to power Falkirk Council would not be looking at this as a possibility.

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