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| Council votes on school closures | Council votes on school closures |
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| Glasgow councillors will decide whether to press ahead with proposals to close or merge 13 primary schools and 12 nurseries across the city later. | Glasgow councillors will decide whether to press ahead with proposals to close or merge 13 primary schools and 12 nurseries across the city later. |
| Extra security measures will be laid on ahead of the council vote on the plans, which have provoked fierce opposition. | |
| Parents and local campaigners, who have already held a series of protests, have gathered outside the city chambers. | |
| The council has carried out a public consultation on the plans, which it says are necessary to save money. | |
| The authority said the closure plan was drawn up after a "city-wide assessment." | The authority said the closure plan was drawn up after a "city-wide assessment." |
| Parent protests | Parent protests |
| The proposals have provoked widespread anger from some parents and community groups who believe they will have a negative impact on pupils' education. | The proposals have provoked widespread anger from some parents and community groups who believe they will have a negative impact on pupils' education. |
| Earlier this month more than a dozen people staged a sit-in at Wyndford Primary and St Gregory's Primary in Maryhill which lasted almost two weeks. | Earlier this month more than a dozen people staged a sit-in at Wyndford Primary and St Gregory's Primary in Maryhill which lasted almost two weeks. |
| Pupils at Our Lady of the Assumption Primary in Maryhill were sent home on 20 April after four parents staged a demonstration on the roof of the school | Pupils at Our Lady of the Assumption Primary in Maryhill were sent home on 20 April after four parents staged a demonstration on the roof of the school |
| It came as protestors occupied Victoria Primary in the city's south side, with some chaining themselves to railings. | It came as protestors occupied Victoria Primary in the city's south side, with some chaining themselves to railings. |
| Marches have taken place against the closures, and protestors have regularly gathered outside council offices to voice their concerns. | Marches have taken place against the closures, and protestors have regularly gathered outside council offices to voice their concerns. |
| Councillors will vote on each of the 25 proposals in turn at the meeting of the full council at Glasgow City Chambers. | Councillors will vote on each of the 25 proposals in turn at the meeting of the full council at Glasgow City Chambers. |
| A council spokeswoman said all 30 tickets for the public gallery had already been allocated. | A council spokeswoman said all 30 tickets for the public gallery had already been allocated. |