LISTEN: Nine Edinburgh schools hit by safety alert won't re-open until next term
They may not re-open until August
More than half of the Edinburgh schools shut over safety fears will not be reopened by the end of the current academic term, the city council has confirmed.
Our reporter Shiona McCallum has been getting the very latest from Councillor Andrew Burns, and you can listen to the interview here:
About 7,600 primary and secondary school children in the Scottish capital were affected by the 17 closures enforced earlier this month.
The local authority had to draw up temporary arrangements to accommodate them in alternative classrooms across the city.
The City of Edinburgh Council confirmed on Friday that nine of the 17 schools will not reopen until Monday August 8 at the latest, in time for pupils returning from the summer holidays.
The decision means thousands of pupils will finish the current academic year in different school accommodation.
Of the eight other schools, three will reopen next month - Oxgangs Primary, St Peter's Primary and Braidburn -while another five will be up and running before the end of June.