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Saturday, February 12, 2011

Courier Editorial attacks Council on Thursday's decisions

"WAS it political pragmatism or weak leadership that yesterday saw members of Highland Council’s ruling coalition backtrack on plans to scrap 344 mostly part-time classroom assistants from the region’s schools and replace them with 150 part-time auxiliaries working with specific children?

The last-minute decision has delighted those who launched spontaneous local campaigns when the plans emerged a fortnight ago, ranging from the Skye parents withdrawing their children from school on “Walk Out Wednesday” to 10-year-old Zoe Atkinson from Nairn speaking to her MP and MSP and collecting names on a petition."

So begins the Courier's editorial, it goes on to speculate whether the Council's administration is likely or deserves to survive. More here.

Comment too from Jane Atkinson and Merv Riley in this article: Financial ‘fudge’ leaves school staff in limbo

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