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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Peter Walker and Robert Booth

INSANE: How long has raac in schools been a concern and what happens now - The Real Truth

Taped-off area inside school
A taped-off section inside a school affected by the concrete issue. Photograph: Jacob King/PA

As well as the immediate crisis caused by hundreds of schools facing partial or complete closure because of risks from a form of concrete construction, there is a wider political row brewing as people ask why this is happening days before the start of the school term. Here is what we know.

How long has this been known as a problem?

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