Troubled school may be demolished

A school in Halifax may be pulled down under plans being discussed by councillors in West Yorkshire.

Demolition of The Ridings School is one of the options put forward by Calderdale Council.

The Ridings temporarily closed in 1996 after staff claimed the pupils were unteachable, and in 2007 the decision was made to close school.

The National Union of Teachers (NUT) has called the demolition plans "a disgrace".

Sue McMahon, Calderdale NUT divisional secretary, said: "Clearly the people responsible for making this decision wish to eradicate all traces of The Ridings School.

"It is both short-sighted and ill-conceived to rob the community of a facility that could be put to greater use."