The February edition of Herefordshire Matters has been falling through letterboxes onto doormats of around 80,000 homes this week.
To meet printing deadlines the schools review article was written on January 11.
However, on the afternoon of January 21 council announced its decision to recall the proposals to allow more time for discussion and consideration with schools and their communities.
"This is an example of news moving faster than the publication
can be distributed and we apologise for any confusion caused by the
article," said a spokesperson.
"For the latest information, please visit Herefordshire Council's
website.