Four-day school week plan latest as councillors as they scramble to find savings

The move would have seen youngsters go to school from 8.30am to 3.45pm, Monday to Thursday, packing five days of learning into four days.

leader Martin Rooney said:"We are ruling out this option early to reduce the considerable concerns faced by parents and carers.He said councillors were facing impossible decisions over cuts to help close the budget gap.

"These decisions are never easy and rest assured we do not take them lightly. Councillors on the West Dunbartonshire authority live in the area and are part of the communities affected by these decisions. "It is with a heavy heart that we take decisions which could result in cuts to services and staffing - these are also our friends, our neighbours, our families and our services."

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