Building work was scrapped at Wednesbury school affected by crumble-risk concrete
A school in Wednesbury is among several others in the country affected by crumble-risk concrete which had funding to rebuild withdrawn in 2010.
Wood Green Academy had been approved for rebuilding under a Labour scheme, but that decision was later scrapped by the Conservative-led government.
Last week it was revealed that more than 150 schools, nurseries and colleges in England had been told by the Government to close classrooms and other buildings that contain reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).
RAAC is a lightweight building material used up to the mid-1980s but has since been assessed to be at risk of collapse.
Wood Green Academy announced that a survey of the school in Wood Green Road during the summer found RAAC in some classrooms in the Weston block and that part of the site had closed for safety reasons until remedial work has taken place.
Pupils have started to return back to the school today after the summer break, but they are facing staggered start times this week with not all year groups able to be in at once.
It raises questions about whether schools could have been helped far earlier with government investment.
