Edinburgh School Checks After Wall Tragedy

Urgent checks are being carried out at schools in Edinburgh after a wall collapsed in a changing room killing a 12-year-old girl.

Keane Wallis-Bennett died after the "free-standing modesty wall" fell on her at Liberton High School shortly before 10am on Tuesday.

All similar walls are to be inspected by building surveyors this morning, Edinburgh City Council said.

Police and health and safety officials have launched an investigation into the death.  

Parents were informed of the death by text message

Liberton High School will not reopen this week and a full council survey will be conducted before students return from the Easter holidays in three weeks.

Keane's death comes just weeks after Edinburgh City Council was fined £8,000 after a girl at the school was seriously injured when she fell nearly five metres down a broken-down lift shaft.

The 15-year-old schoolgirl suffered three fractured vertebrae and a sprained wrist as a result of the accident in December 2011.

There have been reports that students at Liberton High raised concerns about the safety of the wall, but the council said a survey of all schools in its area between 2012 and 2013 had not identified any problems.

Parents gather at the entrance to the school after the tragedy

A spokesman said: "As a precaution, specialist council building services staff will be surveying all similar walls in schools where we know that they exist.

The survey work will begin early on April 2.

"As a further precaution, a full survey will be carried out on Liberton High School in the coming days before the main school building re-opens to pupils."

Flowers were left at the school gates and tributes were paid to Keane on social media in the hours following her death.

One bunch of flowers included a card which read: "Rest in peace Keane. God has gained another angel."

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