Concrete in schools

[lemonyaid]

How have they only just now decided to close the buildings until they are safe? Has someone been injured?

We're in Leicestershire and schools have gone back already! I've found an FOI online from a few years back saying 34 schools were affected in the area. So they've knowingly let them go back to schools that are at risk?

They will need to rent out nearby office spaces and the like surely, there won't be a big enough supply of cabins anywhere.

So they've knowingly let them go back to schools that are at risk?

Yes, they told at-risk schools earlier this week to draw up an evacuation plan.

Yes they’ve known for years. It’s been waiting to happen, I’m actually quite surprised there’s been no loss of life.

Worth keeping an eye out for some of the responses to these - https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/search/Raac/all

That's just luck though because the collapses have happened at night or during the holidays. If it had happened when the school was occupied, the consequences don't bear thinking about.

@BarbaraofSeville

Exactly. My sons school has agreed funding to be knocked down and rebuilt. When it rains they all go and get the buckets. It’s worrying.

Gibb is now saying that the government will publish a list of the schools affected by RAAC, but only once parents have heard directly from their schools.

The hospitals have pretty much been left to manage alone. The government has only decided in the last few months to prioritise rebuilding the hospitals at risk of collapse. Up to then, they just had to develop emergency plans for what to do if part of the hospital collapsed. And put in massive steel poles and cross fingers.

I'm surprised the list hasn't been leaked as usual with this government.

@KenAdams

That “list” is about to get a whole lot bigger. A whole lot infact.

They're still writing it.

The DfE set up a call centre in June to phone schools and ask them if they thought they had RAAC.

Buildings with a 30 year lifespan. What a waste. All that toxic material just for 30 years.

And yet, beautiful 200 year old brick-built schools are still standing.

I have just found a yahoo news report saying as at now Sutton, Barnet and Havering have confirmed no schools have been identified as being affected.

@Fluffycloudsfloatinginthesky

Yet. Have they even had a survey? Most schools don’t even have the blueprint to their building. There are many schools who will not be indentified as having RAAC until the coming days and weeks.

An Architect wouldn't know either. You need a structural engineer.

I don't understand where this country is leading. There is going to be a lot of disruption and a lot of stress.

The cherry on top is the huge amount of schools with asbestos containing materials. Neglected buildings at risk of crumbling and collapsing is bad enough, but as they crumble let's throw some cancer-causing fibres for our children to breathe in into the mix. Utter shambles.

Anyway it not just concrete its also aspesfos

X post bubzi

@RamblingRosieLee great minds!

Hey! What school is it?

Hadn't thought of the crumbling as well as aspestos that is worrying

Has anyone's children's schools been affected? Did any of the schools get in touch?

My sons school is being closed. Term was due to start Wednesday and the parents received an email this morning.

Where abouts?