Around 200 jobs could be cut at Perth and Kinross Council over three years as the cash-strapped local authority tries to close a £31 million funding gap.
The shock proposals - which councillors are still to make a decision on - include cutting 45 full-time equivalent posts this year and between 70 and 80 in each of the following two years.
While teaching jobs are protected, schools could be among the hardest hit as the proposed cuts also include removing all school crossing patrollers, stopping primary swimming lessons, closing breakfast clubs and raising the price of school meals.
