Parents in a West Lothian village have won a concession to consider a new high school for their rapidly expanding community.

A two-hour debate in the council’s Education Executive led to the ruling Labour minority- led administration including the option in an upcoming consultation.

Welcoming the change the opposition SNP group said Labour had “caved-in” in the face of a powerful parent led campaign for a new East Calder High School. The party’s own amendment calling for a much deeper commitment to a new school was defeated.

Chair of the Executive, Councillor Andrew McGuire said the meeting lost sight of what councillors were being asked to decide. He accused the SNP of “political posturing” adding the opposition had never- in nine years- promoted plans for a new high school in the

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