West Lothian schools should be shut now and the Christmas holidays extended, say teachers union EIS
Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.Scotland’s largest teacher’s union has called for the Christmas holidays to be extended in West Lothian.Speaking to The Courier the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) union also said that West Lothian schools should be shut down immediately with remote learning put in place whilst the county remains at Level Four in the Scottish Government’s restrictions.Currently the Christmas break in schools is due to run from December 18 to January 5.The EIS vice president, and secretary for West Lothian, Heather Hughes explained that extending the holiday period to January 11 could help stem “virus transmission.”She said: “The EIS would welcome a