Edinburgh City Council’s education committee is currently made up of eleven councillors, three religious representatives and one parent.
Changes mean the council might scrap the religious roles and add in more parents and a pupil representative.
The idea was proposed by the Scottish Green Party and supported by the Liberal Democrats. The Conservatives and other parties agreed with the idea but wanted to wait to assess how the idea had been implemented at the councils in Perth and Kinross.
Green education spokesperson, Cllr Mary Campbell, said: “I believe that, in making decisions which affect schools and nurseries, the council needs to hear much more from the people directly affected: that is, parents and, above all, young people. That is why I have proposed to boost the parent and pupil voice on the council’s education committee, and at the same time, ending the right of church representatives to vote on school matters.
“It is about rebalancing influence for the 21st century and taking the same step as at least three other councils. Pupils and parents need to be at the heart of education decisions.”
One Catholic priest from the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh, Msgr. Anthony Duffy, wrote to the council saying the plans endanger: “the very harmonious and positive relationship which has existed for many years between the council and the…
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