A PLAN by city parents to take the council to court over education cuts has been halted.

Glasgow City Parents Group, who have organised protests in the city, had launched a £25,000 GoFundMe crowdfunder to help cover the cost of the potentially lengthy legal fight.

More than 100 people donated to the cause, raising £23,775.

However, at a hearing last week, the group’s request for a judicial review into the council's handling of the Equalities Impact Assessment (EQIA), which monitors the impact of decisions and policies; and the reduction of mentoring support supplied in schools, was denied.

Glasgow City Council is cutting hundreds of teaching posts from schools, following its budget announcement in February, which revealed the local authority required to make savings of £108m over the next three years.

In a statement on social media, Glasgow City Parents Group posted: “To all of our supporters and generous donors, the sad news is that we have not been successful with our request for a judicial review.

“We will provide a statement later this week, including confirmation of the use of funds donated. In the meantime, we have closed our crowdfunder to any further donations.”

Teaching union the EIS (Educational Institute of Scotland) donated £10,000 to the fund, with some of its local branches across the country also donating sums of up to £1000.

A Glasgow City Council spokesperson said: “We welcome the court’s decision to refuse permission for the challenge to proceed on the basis that it had no prospects of success.”