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| Pupils in walkouts over closures | Pupils in walkouts over closures |
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| Children at two Edinburgh schools have staged a walkout of classes as part of a campaign against school closures. | Children at two Edinburgh schools have staged a walkout of classes as part of a campaign against school closures. |
| Craigentinny Primary and Castlebrae Community High are among the 22 schools and nurseries Edinburgh City Council wants to shut down. | Craigentinny Primary and Castlebrae Community High are among the 22 schools and nurseries Edinburgh City Council wants to shut down. |
| Pupils from both schools walked out at the start of their school day before returning to lessons. | Pupils from both schools walked out at the start of their school day before returning to lessons. |
| The council has said that falling school rolls mean that many school buildings are half empty. | The council has said that falling school rolls mean that many school buildings are half empty. |
| The council said it planned to close 13 primary and three secondary schools in the wake of an Audit Scotland review last month. | The council said it planned to close 13 primary and three secondary schools in the wake of an Audit Scotland review last month. |
| Six nursery schools and four community centres are also to be shut. | Six nursery schools and four community centres are also to be shut. |
| 'Very disruptive' | |
| Shirley Thompson sends three of her four daughters to Craigentinny Primary School. | |
| She said she recognised that the council needed to save money, but closing schools was not the right road to go down. | |
| "This is our catchment school and it is our right to send our children to our catchment school," Ms Thompson said. | |
| "I have three daughters at this school and to move them now would be very disruptive. | |
| "One is in P6 at the moment which would mean she would have to move for P7 which would really really upset her and disrupt her education. | |
| "I really, really object to them closing this school." |