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Cabinet gives thumbs up to 'as the crow flies' school admissions plan
COUNCILLORS have approved a new system for deciding which children get places in oversubscribed schools.
Instead of measuring how far youngsters might have to walk along surfaced roads and footpaths, distances will be calculated "as the crow flies".
It means ignoring how many hills and streams they might have to negotiate.
The change has the backing of Calderdale Schools Forum and had now been approved by Calderdale Council Cabinet.
But the changes will not affect a child's entitlement to a free bus pass which will continue to be based on road distances.
But as reported in Monday's Courier, some schools are not happy with the plans.
Jan Connolly, acting head teacher of Halifax High School, said: "The straight line method is easy to measure but flawed, as it takes no account of the terrain or roads and should only be used as an indicator."
She and Steven Lilley, chairman of the governors, wrote to the council's cabinet objecting to the proposals.
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