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Hundreds take part in Lerwick rural schools protest march | |
(about 11 hours later) | |
Hundreds of people have marched through the centre of Lerwick in a bid to save rural schools across Shetland. | |
The council is proposing to reduce the size of junior high schools and to close primary schools in the north mainland. | The council is proposing to reduce the size of junior high schools and to close primary schools in the north mainland. |
Saturday's march precedes the council meeting on Monday to decide what to do. | Saturday's march precedes the council meeting on Monday to decide what to do. |
The campaign group Communities United for Rural Education (Cure) is involved in the protest. | The campaign group Communities United for Rural Education (Cure) is involved in the protest. |