§ Mr. Maclennanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland for what educational reasons he has approved the closure of Strathy School, Sutherland.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellThe educational reasons for approving Sutherland Education Authority's proposal to close the old, sub-standard, one-teacher school at Strathy, when a new three-teacher school at Melvich has been built, are that the pupils will benefit from being taught in narrower age groups; from contact with larger numbers of their contemporaries; and from working with better facilities than can be provided in a one-teacher school.