Siblings of pupils attending Stirling schools, but who live outwith the area, could be given precedence over locally resident youngsters without brothers or sisters when making a placing request.Stirling Council officials have advised that the current placing request policy is inconsistent with the Education (Scotland) Act regarding treatment of siblings from outwith the council area.At last week’s committee meeting, officials said the council’s legal team had advised that if a sibling already attended the school being requested, the council couldn’t discriminate between residents of Stirling Council and those outwith.They added: “It may mean that pupils’ rankings may change.“We are merging the lists for children and young people who have
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