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South Lanarkshire Council giving "careful consideration" to implications of school closures

09.07.2020 - 13:12

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South Lanarkshire Council have said they will give "careful consideration" to John Swinney's statement on school closures.For the first time ever, all exams in Scotland have been cancelled amid the nationwide closers in response to the coronavirus outbreak.From Friday, March 20, all schools will close, however some may be used as a resource for vulnerable children and the children of key workers which may include providing school meals to eligible pupils as normal.The Deputy First Minister told MSPs today (Thursday, March 19): "In all of our history Scotland has never cancelled the exams.

Since 1888 they have been held every May and June without fail."In the midst of two world wars, the exams went ahead."It is a measure of the gravity of