Unsafe concrete: Sudden evacuation at Essex school raises concerns from parents and staff

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Honywood School is grappling with an urgent evacuation due to safety concerns regarding deteriorating building materials. Parents, staff, and students are left frustrated and demanding answers as the school year's start is disrupted.

Instead, 340 of the 800 pupils will have to stay home with 22 classrooms here - half the school - and as many more additional rooms closed off.

So virtual lessons will return two years after the COVID disruption ended - creating an even bigger crisis for this school near Colchester.

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