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Collection KIN3 - Balallan School, Lewis
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- 1879-2002 (Creation)
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Balallan School was situated in the village of Balallan in the parish of Lochs. It was established in c1897 by the Lochs School Board.
The school closed in June 2012.
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In line with the Data Protection Act 1998, the Archivists in Scottish Local Authorities Working Group best practice guidelines “Providing Access to Education Records” (Archives & Records Association, 2013), it is recommended that:
Admission records and daily attendance records are closed to public access for 100 years from the last date given in an individual volume.
Log books are closed for 30 years from the last date in the volume.
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- English
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Related units of description
GB3002 RC4/4 Records of Lochs School Board 1873-1919 (held by Tasglann nan Eilean Siar, Stornoway)
GB3002 RC4/1 Records of Lewis Education District Sub-Committee 1868-1974 (held by Tasglann nan Eilean Siar, Stornoway)
