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Tobermory High School on Mull Island faces replacement due to deterioration, with plans to build a single-site school near the current location. However, locals advocate for a split-site design, allowing all students to attend school close to home. Despite strong support for this idea, council officials and councillors have resisted, threatening to remove primary and nursery classes from Tobermory. The controversy has sparked a crowdfunding campaign, petition, and political intervention, with the core issue being funding. The council seeks a like-for-like replacement, but a split would require an additional £15 million. As the Holyrood election approaches, parties could pledge funding for a proper split-site review and rethink rural school funding, potentially transforming Mull and signaling a shift in priorities for rural areas.

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