Rishi Sunak’s government ordered some English schools to shut buildings made with a form of concrete that is prone to collapse, amid rising fears for the safety of pupils and staff.
More than 100 schools and colleges were told this week to vacate buildings that do not have safety measures in place, the Department for Education said on Thursday in an emailed statement just days before the start of a new school year.
The risk of school buildings collapsing and causing death or injury has been “critical and very likely” since summer 2021, a report from the National Audit Office found in June. Education unions criticized the government’s announcement, saying it should have acted sooner and ensured schools were kept in a good state of repair.
“We must take a cautious approach because that is the right thing to do for both pupils and staff,” Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said in the statement.
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