Plans by the government to get kids back to school after the coronavirus pandemic have been rubbished by the Scottish Conservatives.
They claim the system will lead to postcode lottery across Scotland, with children getting different levels of education depending on where they live.
In Edinburgh, schools will only allow 33% of pupils to use the building at once , meaning they children and young people could be in school for as little as four days every three weeks.
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Other councils have opted to allow 50% of children into the building at once, meaning children will have face-to-face contact with their teacher for two days per week.
Schools will use a "blended learning" model, where children undertake home learning when they are not at school.
The SNP Education minister John Swinney has said the "blended learning" model will not be in place for a "minute longer" than it is required.
But Swinney warned that life in schools across the country is unlikely to return to normal in the next academic year.
The Scottish Tories criticised the proposals, pointing to a Parent Connect survey which showed fewer than 30% of respondents were able and ready to work with part time schooling next year.
Scottish Conservative shadow education secretary, Jamie Greene MSP said: “The initial proposals coming from local authorities show a worrying mixed bag of proposals, with totally inadequate levels of in-class schooling.
“These plans will lead to a postcode lottery in Scottish education, where your child’s attainment will depend on which council area you live in.
“There is currently no nationwide plan or platform to help parents deliver the curriculum next year, with many already struggling to provide adequate teaching in the absence of any central resources.
“Despite being repeatedly questioned, nobody in the SNP has answered the fundamental question of how parents will be able to go back to work if their children are still at home two thirds of the week.
“Any talk of ruling out next year’s exams, when we don’t even know how coronavirus will be affecting us, is not just premature, but downright defeatist.”
