Rosshall Academy
| Established | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Head Teacher | Alison Mitchell |
| Location |
Crookston Road Crookston Glasgow G52 3PD Scotland 55°50′32″N 4°21′47″W / 55.842145°N 4.363187°WCoordinates: 55°50′32″N 4°21′47″W / 55.842145°N 4.363187°W |
| Students | 1453 |
Rosshall Academy is a secondary school in the Crookston area of Glasgow. The school was formed in August 1999 to merge Penilee Secondary School and Crookston Castle Secondary School and moved to a new building on Crookston Road in 2002.[1] It holds over 1,100 pupils.
Rosshall Academy has five main feeder primary schools - Cardonald Primary, Craigton Primary, Crookston Castle Primary, Hillington Primary and Sandwood Primary, along with a part association with Mosspark Primary (Mosspark's catchment being split between Rosshall and Bellahouston Academy).
Death
Euan Craig, a 14-year-old pupil, died after being punched five times in the head by a fellow pupil in the academy's gymnasium on 23 May 2012.[2] The other boy, also 14, who had been accidentally hit by a sponge ball Euan had thrown to friends, admitted walking over and punching Euan.[3] [4] [5] The youth was sentenced on 23 November 2012 by Lord Bracadale at the High Court in Edinburgh to three and a half years in custody for the "violent" assault. Darren Taylor, the youth who killed Euan Craig, was released after 20 months in detention on 22 August 2014. [6]
Building
Less than a year after opening, the school was at the centre of an investigation into so called "sick building syndrome". Staff blamed their suffering health on classrooms being too small and ventilation so poor that they had to leave fire doors wedged open. Teachers suffered myriad illnesses including headaches, throat problems and eye conditions, such as conjunctivitis. Doctors and opticians consulted by staff blamed the illnesses on the environmental conditions at the school. The blame was pinned on the fact that the classrooms were far smaller than those in the school building it had replaced. Professor Derek Clements-Croome of Reading University, an expert in sick building syndrome, said that Rosshall appeared to conform to the general profile of "unhealthy" buildings: "Hot air rises, so generally in normal classrooms, the heat and any pollutants in the air will rise above the head of a class. Lowering the ceiling height means anyone standing up will find their nose and mouth at exactly the level where this fog of carbon dioxide can be found."[7][8][9]
References
- ↑ Rosshall Academy Glasgow Inspection 23 August 2005
- ↑ Brian Ferguson (2012-05-23). "Teenager is ‘critical’ after high school fight with another pupil - Top stories". Scotsman.com. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ↑ "Boy, 14, dies after a 'fight' with another pupil at school | Mail Online". London: Dailymail.co.uk. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ↑ "Boy, 14, punched other pupil to death in class at Rosshall Academy in Glasgow | Scotsman.com". scotsman.com. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
- ↑ "Euan Craig's killer's menacing online pictures show his different side | dailyrecord.co.uk". dailyrecord.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-10-28.
- ↑ "Parents' grief as gym hall killer who fatally punched his son in a Glasgow school freed after just 20 months | dailyrecord.co.uk". Retrieved 2016-09-24.
- ↑ "Flagship school 'sick' say stricken teachers - Education". Scotsman.com. 2003-06-22. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ↑ "Second investigation starts into alleged health risks at new school - News". Scotsman.com. 2003-09-27. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ↑ "PFI schools 'designed like jails', say experts - Education". Scotsman.com. 2008-09-12. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
