SNP education spokesman Councillor Andrew Miller tried to raise an urgent motion to the last meeting of the full council. That was rejected.Councillor Miller said: “The provost ruled this matter as not being urgent and swept it under the carpet until next year.
Meanwhile as we hit Christmas, parents continue to receive bills, some accompanied by the threat of removal of instruments if they don’t pay up.“Due to covid restrictions practical lessons for many instruments are not permitted in schools.
We do not support tuition fees in schools on principle, but to charge parents for tuition their children aren’t even receiving is beyond ridiculous.”A West Lothian Council spokesperson said: “High-quality instrumental music tuition continues to.