Summary
Parents, teachers and children in Shropshire were celebrating yesterday after the suspension of plans to close small village schools across the county.
As thousands of people protested outside, a meeting of county councillors decided not to go ahead with proposals that could have seen 22 village schools close.See the full content of this document
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Victory for Parents As Village Schools Saved
But the authority said it would still be launching a consultation into plans to amalgamate 16 other primary schools in the region.
The Government had earlier ordered local councils to keep rural schoo...See the full content of this document
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