More than 1700 schools in Scotland contain asbestos, new figures show. The data, covering primary, secondary and special schools, was revealed in freedom of information requests to each of Scotland's councils.
Some 274 schools had asbestos removed from their building within the last year, the research found. Scottish Conservative shadow cabinet secretary for education Stephen Kerr, who carried out the research, said many schools did not have resources to remove asbestos from their buildings.
Mr Kerr said: "These shocking figures raise serious questions about the safety of many of Scotland's schools on the SNP's watch. With over 1,700 of them containing deadly asbestos, these findings fly in the face of education supposedly being the SNP's top priority.
