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image captionParent Janine Phillips is concerned about the impact school closures could have on children s mental health during the pandemic
A mother has criticised a council s awful timing as it considers closing four rural schools.
Powys council s cabinet has been asked to approve a consultation on the closures when it meets on Tuesday. These children are already displaced from the school environment due to Covid and now on their return the will be informed that their school is up for closure, Janine Phillips said.
The council said it wanted to offer children the best possible start .