PUPILS at a York primary school hit by an asbestos scare will be back in class today a fortnight after the school first shut.
Wigginton Primary School will reopen fully today after safety work has been completed to remove asbestos from the building.
Some pupils were returned to classes the week before last while others have been taught in makeshift classrooms set up in alternative accommodation.
The school, in Westfield Lane, has been closed since Monday, January 7, following the discovery of asbestos during a structural inspection at the school over the Christmas holidays and all children were initially kept away.
City of York Council worked with the school and the Health and Safety Executive to resolve the situation as soon as possible, and the council said not all of the 247 children could return to school.
- For more details see The Press today.
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