Hundreds of kids sent home as Scots school suffers power cut – but exam pupils forced to stay
informing them of the power failure
Staff sent an email to parents informing them of the power failure
POWER OFF Hundreds of kids sent home as Scots school suffers power cut – but exam pupils forced to stay
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HUNDREDS of pupils have been sent home after a Scottish school suffered a power cut this morning.
However, students sitting their SQA exams have been forced to stay inside the building.
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Kirkcaldy High School is currently experiencing a power cut
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Kirkcaldy High School, in Fife, announced it was "experiencing a power cut" at around 10am today.
Staff sent an email to parents informing them of the power failure.
They explained that as a result, students are now being asked to leave - with the exception of those who are sitting exams.
There are two exams for Nation 5 English that are taking place today.
The first - Reading for Understanding, Analysis and Evaluation - finished at 10am.
And the second exam on Critical Reading is due to finish at 12pm.
The school has around 1,400 pupils, and those able to get home have been told to do so.
Any child who can't has been asked to wait in the school dining hall in the meantime.
The school said that staff will be available in this area.
The email read: "Kirkaldy High School is currently experiencing a power cut.
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"All pupils, other than those sitting SQA exams, are being sent home.
"Any young person who cannot go home will be accommodated in school and are asked to wait in the dining hall where staff are available".
Fife Council have confirmed that power has now been restored to the school, however, all pupils are still being sent home.
They added that exams are still going ahead as planned.
Rector Chris McKay said: "We experienced a power cut earlier today and pupils, apart from those sitting exams, were sent home.
"Power has been restored and all exams are going ahead as planned."
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