AN EAST End politician has called for Glasgow City Council to consider exclusion zones for all vehicles around schools.

John Mason, SNP MSP for Glasgow Shettleston Constituency, has written to the local authority’s education department following an an alleged assault outside Garrowhill Primary School on Monday.

We previously reported that a 42-year-old man was allegedly assaulted outside the school and taken to Glasgow’s Royal Infirmary for treatment.

Such an order would ban vehicles from the streets around the school during peak times.

Mr Mason said: “For the minor inconvenience this traffic ban would cause parents, it would make life easier for those living near the school and, more importantly, it would increase the safety of children in the area massively.

“Garrowhill Primary in my constituency has long had concerns about the amount of cars that flood the streets around the school at drop off and pick up time.”

He added: “The council previously looked at the idea and I am asking them to reconsider the need for traffic restrictions to be put in place.

“If there is support for such a scheme in our area, I hope Glasgow City Council will see fit to make the roads safer for our children.”

A similar scheme was trialled in both Haddington and Edinburgh.

When it was implemented in Haddington the order banned vehicles from the streets around the areas of three primary schools from 8.30 to 9.30am and 3 to 4pm from Monday to Thursday.

The ban was also in place from 8.30 to 9.30am and 11.45 to 12.45pm on Fridays.

Haddington itself is currently in the process of attempting to make the traffic ban a permanent feature.

A Glasgow City Council spokeswoman said: “The safety of children and young people is of course our top priority but everyone has a part to play in this.

“Our schools are constantly reminding parents and carers about the importance of parking and dropping off their children safely and in the correct designated areas.”

The spokeswoman added: “Our schools also actively encourage walking to school – especially now the weather is getting better and the lighter mornings.”