Furious parents are demanding the answer to one question – how did their children’s brand-new £28million primary school ceiling collapse just weeks from the start of the new school term?
These confronting images reveal the devastating aftermath of the collapse, the cause of which is currently not known.
The new multi-million North-West Community Campus in Dumfries, Scotland, was set to open at the start of the new term on August 21.
The new ‘super school’ – called the North-West Community Campus collapsed just weeks from the new school term
Five primary schools from the area were joining the new £28million school on August 21
Despite social media posts suggesting it was caused by a leak – construction firm Grahams claim to have taken down the ceiling to carry out ‘full and robust’ repairs, the BBC reported.
The firm said a leak had occurred in the staff room area and water had caused ‘sagging and superficial damage’ in ceiling tiles.
Despite the current carnage of the school – it is still on track to be opened on August 21.
The five schools that were set to be rehomed at the North-West Community Campus ; Lochside Primary School, St Ninians Primary School, Maxwelltown High School and Langlands School
Parents voiced concerns about the construction of school on social media
The ‘super school’ was set to take students from five current primaries and host community events in the newly developed grounds.
Five schools which were set to join the establishment were ; Lochside Primary School, St Ninians Primary School, Maxwelltown High School and Langlands School.
The images shared on social media show the £28million structure in Dumfries half-collapsed and in ruins.
The images shared on social media show the £28million structure in Dumfries half-collapsed and in ruins
Parents vented their frustration and voiced fears about the building on social media following the collapse.
One Facebook user wrote: ‘I honestly wouldn’t feel safe in that building,’ another said ‘This could have been a tragedy in term time’.
On social media, Vincent Huijing wrote: ‘This doesn’t fill me with confidence in these new plans.’
Concerned parents took to social media – Vincent Huijing has lost faith in the school’s new plans
Many used social media to ask who built the structure and how it failed to stay upright
Karen Kennedy added: ‘Thank goodness my kids aren’t going there. I’d be worried sick not knowing what’s going to happen next.’
The photographs show visibly damaged and bent panels, parts of insulation still on the ceiling and various school equipment buried under the debris.
In 2016, 17 schools in Edinburgh were closed over safety concerns leaving more than 7,000 students out of education.
These schools were built under a private finance initiative.