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Gilruth keeps £145m from councils over teacher numbers row

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Scottish government has withheld 145.5 m in funding to councils over teacher numbers row.

Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth says she has not allowed the funding to go to councils.

But councils say this has forced them to make deeper cuts to education services.

Some councils are looking at reducing learning hours , school buses, and classroom assistants.

North Lanarkshire Council said its home-to-school transport criteria had been brought in line with 27 of the 32 local authorities in Scotland .

Falkirk council has deferred its decision on reducing the hours in the school week until December .

It says it faces a serious financial deficit and faces further cuts.

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