North Lanarkshire Council rejects calls for parents to serve on education committee

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North Lanarkshire Council has rejected calls to appoint parent representatives to serve on its education committee. An SNP motion considered at a recent full council meeting called for the appointment of two parents, one from the primary sector and one from secondary, to be elected to the education committee with full voting rights, as seen at several other Scottish local authority areas.The newly formed Progressive Change North Lanarkshire party submitted a motion calling for this to be increased to four representatives, adding parents of children attending early years and additional support needs establishments.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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