Cutting the school week by two and a half hours will not be among the final options facing councillors as they set Falkirk’s budget, new council papers have revealed.
But as the council struggles with an unprecedented budget gap of £29 million, the options that are left on the table include cuts that could affect schools, bin collections and roads.
Last week, a leaked report from the council’s budget working group revealed that slicing two and a half hours off the school week was just one of many drastic cuts councillors were having to consider seriously as they approach March, when the final budget is set.
