Catchment areas - the right to choose
| 10:00 UK time, Tuesday, 17 March 2009
Almost 29,000 parents in Scotland have tried to 'opt-out' their child from local catchment area secondary schools.
Scotland's Chief Statistician today published statistics relating to requests by parents to local authorities that a child be placed in a specified school.
Graham Stewart's asked on this morning's Morning Extra if it is selfish to choose a school based on reputation or merely natural to want the best education for children. Watch Seonag Mackinnon's report about parents hoping to avoid sending the child to the local school.
