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Edinburgh primary pupils 'abuse' younger child in toilet after sex education class

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Vincent
AuthorJacob Farr
Published date16 June 2022
Publication titleEdinburghLive (Scotland)
Police Scotland confirmed officers are investigating a "sexual assault" that was reported to them on Friday May 27 with a report to be handed into the Scottish Children's Reporters Administration (SCRA)

Parents with children at the school say that they believe that a "school pupil was allegedly held down and sexually assaulted by two other pupils."

Two P7 pupils, aged 11 or 12, are suspected of attacking a younger pupil in a school toilet after a sex education class.

One family member of a student at the school said that one of the alleged perpetrators had been allowed back into the premises under supervision.

They said that they feel the school is a "disgrace" for trying to keep information from parents and have questioned the ethics of senior staff for allowing one of the children involved to return.

One dad said that the school "cannot treat this with a slap on the wrists, they must protect the other students."

Another parent said that those with children at the school were despondent with what was going on and that they were demanding answers on the punishment handed out to those responsible.

It is understood that Police Scotland and officials at Edinburgh...

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