The total saving of this measure across the whole of the county is predicted to be around £12,000, a trifling sum when family safety is at stake. Astonishingly, not only did the county council not consult schools over these changes, they didn’t even inform them until the local Liberal Democrats intervened.
The ultimate insult though is that they will supply salt to the schools, presumably in the hope teachers will then spread the salt. “I thought teachers were there to teach, not be unpaid highway operatives’ Malcolm Cowan leader of the Liberal Democrats added.
Concerned residents can sign a petition against these changes at https://SignMe.org.uk/1263