A DECISION on the future of four threatened schools has been deferred until the end of the month - following concerned questions over the accuracy of details in key documents.

On Tuesday, Argyll and Bute Council’s executive committee was asked to give the go-ahead to start consulting on proposals to axe Rosneath, Kilcreggan, Luss and Parklands schools.

But councillors requested more time to consider the document - which is more than 500 pages long - as well as seeking clarification on a number of points.

Parents from the area travelled to the council headquarters in Lochgilphead and families protested outside, claiming pupil numbers and estimated travel times to neighbouring schools were inaccurate.

Cleland Sneddon, executive director for Community Services, spoke to the Advertiser, and said the documents are the most comprehensive of their kind.

He said: “People want additional information and when people say there are factual inaccuracies it might be them saying we don’t believe they are accurate so we will show them the detail of how we worked it out.

“We have benchmarked this against other authorities and our documents are much more detailed than any others but if people are saying they want more information we will provide it.” Meanwhile, the Scottish Rural Schools Network (SRSN), which campaigns on rural school closures, claims the council has miscalculated the potential savings from shutting the schools.

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