Schools in West Berkshire are preparing to take legal action against the council for clawing back cash in their accounts. The council is raiding their bank accounts for around £2.4m – so it can reduce a £9m debt in its budget for special needs education. The Downs School in Newbury has written to parents outlining the legal move – saying that £490,000 of £700,000 it has raised through fundraising activities has also been lasooed by the council. Cash had been allocated for new toilets to be built there later this year. Headteacher Chris Prosser wrote this in a letter to parents at the weekend. …
