"The school closure is a temporary situation and the matter will be resolved, " she said.
Argyll and Bute Council has narrowly voted to put a controversial school closure plan out to public consultation.
And federal officials have been hearing from local officials "how incredibly difficult and burdensome school closure is, " he said.
He said any school closure "created emotion", but the report offered a positive way to move forward in some areas, especially where a federal system would help keep the local school going.
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Mr Russell was forced to make a statement to parliament after being accused of interfering in school closure plans in Argyll and Bute, the constituency he hopes to represent after the next election.
The schools say it will save money and save the smaller school from closure.
Education bosses have earmarked St Andrew's Primary or St Sampson's Infants School for closure and have recommended the latter be shut.
After a quick sandwich lunch we were off again, to a 'failing' school threatened with closure by the LEA. We were met at the school gates by several Year 11 boys, immaculately dressed and well versed in courtesy.
The 191-pupil school was threatened with closure after an emergency inspection by education watchdog Ofsted uncovered serious failings.
Strood Academy opened in September 2009 following the closure of Chapter School and Temple School.
The Wakeman was the only secondary school named on an original closure list released in February.
Councillor Janet Looker, cabinet member for education, children and young people's services, said it was "very sad" that the school was under threat of closure.
But Liberal Democrat opposition leader Councillor Ian Smith, who said the closure of the school was a "total disaster", claimed that Catholic parents had sent their children to Roman Catholic schools in neighbouring boroughs.
Councillors have voted to give Castlebrae High School in Edinburgh a reprieve from closure.
Parents and pupils have launched a campaign against the proposed closure of a secondary school in Edinburgh.
Parents and pupils fighting to prevent the possible closure of a primary school have marched in protest.
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Falling pupil numbers are to blame for the closure of a primary school in York, a council has said.
In 2005, Mrs Hutchings challenged then Prime Minister Tony Blair during a live TV debate over the proposed closure of a special school.
There solution was to use some of the space freed up by the closure of a middle school which shared the building to expand P.
Parents and staff have told of their devastation at the closure of a pre-school after it received two 'inadequate' Ofsted inspection reports.
St Louis Catholic Middle School, which celebrated its 40th anniversary this week, is earmarked for closure, with the buildings to be taken over by secondary St Benedict's Catholic School.
However, the committee decided on a merger of Mersey Street School, Strand Primary School and Sydenham Infants, which would mean closure for Mersey Street.
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Bishop of Rochester will open in September following the closure of Medway Community College and Chatham South School this month.
St Patrick's Old Cathedral School, the city's most venerable Catholic school, is only the latest to be scheduled for closure.
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Parents, pupils and staff at a North Yorkshire school are being asked for their views on its proposed closure due to falling student numbers.
In the North Eastern Educational and Library Board (NEELB) area, three controlled primary schools have been approved for closure: Drumard in Magherafelt, Dalriada prep school in Ballymoney and Cullycapple PS in Coleraine.
Cook Islands young people care and are very much aware about their educational environment, be it available resources, asbestos at Nikao Maori School, flooding at Avarua School, or well trained teachers and the effect the possible closure of the Teacher Training College will have on their future.
He admitted that the school roll had fallen - but blamed the uncertainty caused by previous closure plans.
However, opponents of the closure said the council's failure to invest in the school has contributed to its demise.
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