Edinburgh’s leader of education has said the reporting of almost 400 racist incidents in the city’s schools over the last two years highlights the “positive work” that has been carried out to promote equality.
More than 1,200 racist incidents were reported in Scottish schools overall in 2011 and 2012, according to figures obtained by the Scottish Liberal Democrats under freedom of information requests. Of this total, 730 took place in primary schools and 544 at secondaries. However, only three quarters of local authorities responded.
In the Scottish capital, 114 racist incidents were recorded in secondary schools and a further 279 in primaries over the two years.
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